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ATM jackpotting attacks surge across the US
You swipe your card and enter your PIN. You grab your cash and head out the door. It feels routine and secure. Most of us never give it a second thought. However, some ATMs are quietly being turned into cash machines for criminals.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently issued a cybersecurity alert about a rise in malware attacks targeting ATMs. These incidents are known as jackpotting attacks. In simple terms, hackers force machines to spit out money on command.
The numbers are growing. Since 2020, nearly 1,900 attacks have been reported. More than a third occurred just last year. In 2025 alone, losses have already exceeded $20 million. So what is really happening inside these machines, and why is the threat accelerating now?
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How ATM jackpotting attacks work
This is not a Hollywood hacking scene. In many cases, attackers use generic keys to open the ATM's maintenance cabinet. Once inside, they remove the storage drive. Then they load malware onto it or swap it with a compromised one.
After rebooting the machine, the malicious software takes control. One of the most widely used tools is a malware strain called Ploutus. It targets software known as XFS, which ATMs use to communicate with bank networks and authorize transactions.
Instead of asking the bank for permission, the malware overrides that process. It sends its own commands to the machine. The result? The ATM dispenses cash without a card, without an account and without a legitimate transaction. That is jackpotting.
Here is the uncomfortable truth. Many ATMs run on aging versions of Windows. Some machines have even displayed Windows 7 login screens. That operating system was released in 2009 and officially discontinued years ago.
Outdated software creates opportunity. If attackers find a vulnerability in the Windows operating system, they can exploit it across different ATM brands and financial networks. The FBI says these attacks are not tied to one specific bank or ATM manufacturer. Instead, they target common weaknesses shared across systems.
That makes the problem much bigger. And with hundreds of thousands of ATMs deployed across the U.S., upgrading and securing every machine will take time.
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The FBI has outlined several defensive steps for financial institutions:
These are practical fixes. But rolling them out nationwide is a slow process. Meanwhile, attackers continue to look for weak targets.
You might be thinking this sounds like a bank problem, not a personal one. Technically, consumers are not the direct victims in these cases. Unlike Bitcoin ATM scams that have cost individuals hundreds of millions, jackpotting attacks hit financial institutions. However, there is a ripple effect.
When banks lose money, insurance companies pay claims. Eventually, those costs show up somewhere. Higher fees. Increased service charges. Stricter policies. In the end, everyday customers absorb the impact. Cybercrime rarely stays contained.
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How to protect yourself when using ATMs
While ATM jackpotting attacks primarily target banks, you can still take smart steps to protect yourself when using cash machines.
Choose machines inside bank branches or in busy areas with foot traffic. These locations are more likely to be monitored and maintained.
Criminals need physical access to tamper with machines. High traffic areas during regular business hours reduce that risk.
If a machine suddenly reboots, freezes or behaves strangely, stop immediately. Do not insert your card. Report the issue to the bank right away.
Check for loose panels, exposed wiring or unusual attachments near the card slot or keypad. If something looks off, use a different machine.
Shield your PIN with your hand as you type. This protects you from hidden cameras and shoulder surfers who may try to capture your code.
Enable text or app notifications for withdrawals and account activity. Instant alerts help you act quickly if anything unexpected appears.
Even though jackpotting bypasses customer accounts, fraud tactics evolve. Review your transactions often so you can catch unauthorized charges early.
Identity theft protection services can provide alerts about unusual financial activity across your accounts. Think of it as an added layer of awareness rather than a fix for ATM malware. See my tips and best picks on Best Identity Theft Protection at Cyberguy.com.
Many banks offer cardless access through secure mobile apps. This reduces exposure to skimming devices and physical tampering.
Install updates promptly to ensure you have the latest security patches and protections.
Staying alert lowers your risk and reinforces good habits, even when attackers are targeting financial institutions rather than individual customers.
ATM jackpotting attacks reveal something important. Even familiar machines can hide modern vulnerabilities. Most of us rarely think about the software running inside a cash dispenser. Yet those systems rely on the same operating foundations as home and office computers. When they fall behind on updates, criminals notice. The FBI alert is not a reason to panic. It is a reminder that digital security touches nearly every part of daily life, even the simple act of withdrawing cash.
How much trust do you place in the technology you use every day without ever seeing how it works? Let us know by writing to us at Cyberguy.com.
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Supreme Court reverses lower court on qualified immunity for Vermont police sergeant who arrested protester
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a Vermont state police sergeant is entitled to qualified immunity in a lawsuit brought by a protester who said she was injured when an officer used a wristlock to remove her from a sit-in at the state capitol.
In a per curiam opinion unsigned, the court reversed the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Zorn v. Linton, holding that existing precedent did not clearly establish that Sgt. Jacob Zorn’s specific conduct violated the Constitution.
"The Second Circuit held that Zorn was not entitled to qualified immunity," the ruling read. "We reverse."
The justices said officers are generally shielded from civil liability unless prior case law put the unlawfulness of their actions "beyond debate."
The case arose from a 2015 sit-in by healthcare protesters at the Vermont capitol on Gov. Peter Shumlin's inauguration day. After the building closed, police moved to arrest demonstrators who refused to leave. According to the opinion, protester Shela Linton remained seated and linked arms with others. Zorn warned her he would have to use force, then took her arm, placed it behind her back, applied pressure to her wrist and lifted her to her feet. Linton later sued, alleging physical and psychological injuries.
The Supreme Court said the 2nd Circuit relied too heavily on its earlier decision in Amnesty America v. West Hartford, finding that case did not clearly establish that "using a routine wristlock to move a resistant protester after warning her, without more, violates the Constitution."
On that basis, the justices concluded Zorn was entitled to qualified immunity and reversed the lower court.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson. She argued the court had improperly stepped in with the "extraordinary remedy of a summary reversal" and said a jury could find the officer used excessive force against a nonviolent protester engaged in passive resistance.
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US soccer legend Landon Donovan opens up on mental health struggles, redefining success
Landon Donovan may be one of the most recognizable American men’s soccer players of all time.
Donovan was a part of the 2002 World Cup that made it to the quarterfinals and helped them get out of the group stage in 2010 following a disappointing outing in 2006. He scored one of the most memorable goals in 2010 in extra time to put the U.S. over Algeria and advance to the knockout stage.
With the highs that carried Donovan to newfound fame, there were also tremendous lows.
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Donovan details his bout with depression, reconfiguring what success meant to him and his incredible soccer career in his new book, "Landon: A Memoir," which is set to be released Tuesday.
He opened up to Fox News Digital about his mental health struggles and what depression looked like for him.
"I had two different types of experiences with depression," he said. "I realized through therapy and in retrospect that I’ve had an underlying depression, low-level depression my whole life that I deal with today. So, there are days where I wake up and I just feel down and sad and that is very manageable for me now. I’ve learned how to live with that.
"But then I’ve also had three episodes in my life of very serious depressive episodes that have lasted weeks that have been really, really hard to get out of. So, what that looked liked for me – not being able to get off the couch, not wanting to eat and just feeling like there’s a massive blanket on top of you that you can’t get off and that’s a horrible feeling."
The former American soccer star said he’s found ways to pull himself out of those moods, along with the help of therapy.
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"I say the three Ms for me," he explained. "Medication has helped a lot in my life. Meditation helps a lot. And then, in some cases, my mom. Just my mom being there next to me has helped me. And so, I’m at a point now where, knock on wood, it’s been a long, long time since I’ve had a major depressive episode. But medication and meditation keep me calm and exercise really – these are the three things now that really keep me sane."
Donovan mentioned that he really began to struggle after the 2006 World Cup and failed to score or provide assists for the team. He took the brunt of the criticism from the media at the time. He was also left off the 2008 Olympics roster, though the team featured a U23 roster.
The silver lining to that is no one was going to Donovan’s MySpace page to unload furious comments or even death threats similar to what professional athletes hear now.
In that way, Donovan told Fox News Digital he feels "very fortunate."
"We see so many people who are in the public eye who have to deal with social media hatred, criticism, critiquing all the time. And this would have all been exacerbated for me had that all been around," he said. "I feel very, very fortunate for a number of reasons that social media didn’t exist at that time, but it is a very real thing.
"People assume that because we’re in the public eye and we make money and we have fame and our lives should be easy. And by the way, compared to the person who’s struggling to put food on the table, it is easy, so I’m not minimizing that. But it is difficult at times to deal with that. We are, as humans, social creatures. And we want to be liked, we all want to be liked, that’s normal. And to open your screen every day, your phone or your computer, and read people disparaging you, is really hard for humans. And sadly, we’ve seen it take many, many lives."
Donovan retired as one of the greatest Major League Soccer players the league had ever seen. He helped the U.S. to four Gold Cup titles and the LA Galaxy to four MLS Cups.
Success in 2026 compared to 2006 looks a little different to Donovan right now.
"Success for me now is peace," he told Fox News Digital. "I am at peace when I’m with my children. I’m at peace with my wife, when we get to travel, when I get to play golf. It’s sometimes crazy for me to think that a kid who grew up in a 900-square-foot home is flying to New York, staying in a Ritz-Carlton overlooking Central Park and to think back at like, how did all this happen? But it wasn’t always easy along the way. And so, for me today, peace is all about doing the things that I love.
"Sadly, my dad is a big part of the book. He’s a big character throughout the book and he wasn’t around growing up. I was able to reconcile with him at 25 years old, so almost 20 years ago. He passed away in December, and it was very eye-opening for me to be next to someone as they’re dying. You start to realize that when I am there one day, what is really, really, gonna matter to me? So, when I think about it that way, and try to think about that every day, what today is really gonna matter? Most things aren’t gonna matter. And so, the things that bring me peace are the things I’m gonna put my energy and effort into."
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Trump ‘flipped the script,’ poached young voters from ‘anti-everything’ Democrats, Kennedy heir declares
Democratic congressional candidate Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of the late former President John F. Kennedy, admitted in an interview Thursday that President Donald Trump "flipped the script" on Democrats in being able to reach young voters.
"I disagree with President Trump a lot," Schlossberg told Fortune but conceded that the president gets people "fired up" about politics.
Schlossberg is running for Congress in New York's 12th Congressional District to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler.
The Kennedy heir said Trump "poached" young men from the Democratic Party.
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"I think that they’re not stupid, those young men, and I give President Trump a lot of credit for being able to influence new meeting environments and make politics accessible," he told Fortune.
Schlossberg also shared he went to Wilmington to help the Biden campaign with its social media and was repeatedly told "no."
"Anyway, long story short, I quit the campaign because I thought if I don’t do this my way, I’m not going to be able to live with myself," he said. "A month later, I got a call from the campaign being like, ‘Hey, can you come back and make videos for us?'"
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A Biden campaign source told Fox News Digital that Schlossberg was never hired by the campaign, despite several attempts to join, and was encouraged to make supportive content along with hundreds of other people with meaningful followings on social media. The source added, "You cannot quit a job that never hired you."
Schlossberg admitted at Fortune's CEO Initiative dinner that the GOP had embraced "modernity," according to the magazine.
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"The Republican Party has embraced modernity in a way that the Democratic Party used to own," he said. "Whether it’s space, whether it’s the AI race, crypto, investing in new technologies — the Democratic Party has been way anti-everything, and anti-business in particular. Anti-modernity. Trump has flipped the script."
JFK's grandson, known for his at-times bizarre use of social media, recently defended targeting Vice President JD Vance's wife, Usha, in a post in which he superimposed his face on one of Vance's children.
"I think what's crossing a line is the propaganda that we see issued every single day by the White House and Vance," Schlossberg told CBS in an interview in early March. "So, what are we going to do, hold back? Hold back on our sense of humor and not tease them, make fun of them back?"
He added, "First of all, I don't think anyone was seriously thinking that I meant that we did actually have a love child! You can point at anything I posted. I will point you back at a president who shares pictures of himself bombing U.S. citizens with fecal matter. This is a new era we're living in."
College baseball pitcher shoves runner on tag out, sparking benches to clear
The college football season might be over, but a hard hit in a baseball game between the Central Michigan Chippewas and Toledo Rockets that may have filled that void for a few moments.
In the top of the seventh inning, Rockets outfielder Luke Walton hit a dribbler back to Chippewas pitcher Max Hammond. Walton blazed down the first base line, trying to avoid a tag or at least get to the bag before the pitcher threw it to the first baseman.
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Hammond came down the line and pushed Walton down. The tag was made, but Walton took exception to the shove. He got back up and addressed Hammond face-to-face. The two players had to be held back as both benches spilled out onto the field.
As the dust cleared, Hammond and Walton were both ejected. The coaches didn’t address the situation after the game.
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Central Michigan picked up the 6-5 win in the 11th inning when Harrison Bowman delivered an RBI single. Bowman was 3-for-5 with a double in the win.
The Chippewas defeated the Rockets, 18-7, on Saturday night. The victories clinched Central Michigan’s first Mid-American Conference series win of the season. They improved to 9-11 overall on the year and 3-6 against conference opponents.
Toledo fell to 10-11 overall and 6-3 against conference opponents.
Central Michigan will return to the field on Tuesday for one game against the Michigan State Spartans. Toledo is also in action on Tuesday. They hit the road to take on the Butler Bulldogs.
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Your 2A rights are on the chopping block as Virginia Dems plot insane gun bans
The Commonwealth of Virginia, once the cradle of American liberty and the home of the Bill of Rights, is witnessing a historic betrayal in real time.
On March 14, the Virginia General Assembly wrapped up their 2026 legislative session and rammed through over 15 pieces of anti-gun legislation. In just 60 days, the anti-gun left has nearly undone gun rights for millions of law-abiding Virginia residents.
Their crown jewel of tyranny? SB 749 and HB 217, two so-called "assault weapons" ban bills.
These identical bills landed at the desk of newly elected Democrat Gov. Abigail Spanberger during the final days of the legislative session and are currently awaiting her signature.
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She has promised to sign them into law.
For years, Gun Owners of America (GOA) and our dedicated members have stood against these unconstitutional infringements as they’ve popped up in state legislatures all around the country.
Just a few weeks ago, through overwhelming grassroots activism and pressure from gun rights organizations like GOA, a similar "assault weapons" ban was defeated in New Mexico. And last year in Virginia, former Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed over 27 anti-gun bills – including an "assault weapons" ban.
But with the election of billionaire Michael Bloomberg-backed Spanberger in November 2025, the governor’s seat is now occupied by a rubber stamp for the radical gun control lobby. Anti-gun Democrats also flipped over a dozen pro-gun seats in the Virginia House of Delegates while also maintaining a slim majority in the Virginia Senate.
And within hours of gaining control of the governor’s mansion and legislature, anti-gun lawmakers began drafting numerous gun control measures, promising to ram them through the General Assembly at warp speed.
Make no mistake: SB 749/HB 217 have nothing to do with "safety" and everything to do with removing your Second Amendment rights. This legislation targets the most popular firearms in America — tools used by millions of law-abiding citizens for self-defense, competition and sport. According to the FBI, nearly twice as many people are murdered with hands/fists than rifles of any kind. And over three times as many with knives. Yet anti-gun radicals want us to believe semi-automatic firearms must be banned.
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But by arbitrarily labeling semi-automatic rifles, pistols and shotguns as "assault firearms" based on common features like folding stocks or threaded barrels, the anti-gunners are actively removing your ability to defend yourself and your family with the tool of your choice.
Furthermore, the legislation takes aim at standard-capacity magazines, labeling anything over 15 rounds as a "large capacity ammunition feeding device."
The proponents of SB 749 point to similar laws that exist in other states, yet the Supreme Court’s Bruen decision made it clear: the government must prove that a firearm regulation is consistent with this nation’s historical tradition.
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There is zero historical tradition of banning the most commonly owned firearms in the country. There is zero constitutional basis for targeting certain semi-automatic firearms and using the power of the state to punish anyone who buys, sells or transfers one after July 1, 2026.
The anti-gun Democrats' argument that these are "weapons of war" is a lazy buzzword term. These weapons are the modern-day equivalent of the musket — the standard arm of the citizen-soldier.
And let’s be clear — the Second Amendment was not written for deer hunting; it was written to ensure that the "body of the people" would always have the means to resist a tyrannical government.
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When George Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights, he did not mince words when it came to our right to own firearms. "That a well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the proper, natural, and safe defense of a free state, therefore, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed…"
It’s easy to see where the inspiration for the Second Amendment to the U.S. Bill of Rights originated from.
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By stripping Virginians of these tools, Spanberger and her allies are intentionally shifting the balance of power from the people to the state and jeopardizing liberty and freedom in the process. It’s clear they have forgotten, or worse yet, are purposefully ignoring the motto of this great commonwealth: "Sic semper tyrannis" which translates to, "thus always to tyrants."
Make no mistake — Gun Owners of America will not idly stand by while the Spanberger-led government of Virginia tosses our gun rights into the trash.
Gun Owners Foundation — the legal wing of GOA — is already working with our friends at Virginia Citizens Defense League to challenge these infringements in court. No law-abiding Virginian should be subject to such heinous and un-American laws.
The political and legal fights to restore gun rights in Virginia which lay ahead will be long and difficult, but GOA will continue on until every single word of gun control is repealed. And as we fight, we carry the words of the great Founding Father and lifelong Virginian Patrick Henry with absolute resolve, "The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun."
Olympic legend Katie Ledecky shares what she's learned about America
Katie Ledecky has proven to be an American powerhouse in the pool all by herself.
She’s the most decorated female Olympian in history with 14 total medals, including nine gold. She also has a record 18 individual gold medals at the World Aquatics Championships. It’s safe to say that she knows a thing or two about representing Team USA on the world stage.
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The 29-year-old Stanford grad was asked in an interview with "60 Minutes" what she learned about the U.S. while representing her country.
"What I’ve learned over time as a member of Team USA is that we are a nation of strivers that embraces competition of all sorts," Ledecky said. "We are a very prideful nation in how we compete. Where that striving and competitive spirit, when harnessed correctly, brings out the best in us and shows us the best of the human spirit.
"I’ve learned that sports tests our determination, our resilience and our discipline. Sports teach us every day that anything is possible. That when we try and give our best effort, that we can overcome obstacles."
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Ledecky recalled going from town to town for swim meets in different local communities when she was growing up.
"And what I’ve seen in so many different communities is that sport in America is at its best when its joy and fun, and yes, its challenges, bring us together," she added.
She will be pushing to solidify herself as a member of Team USA once again for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Ledecky won gold medals in the 800-meter free and 1,500-meter free at the Paris Games in 2024. She also won a silver in the 4x200-meter free and a bronze in the 400-meter free.
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Sen Kennedy says he would accept Democrats' offer to 'open up everything' but ICE
Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., said Sunday he would accept Democrats’ proposal to reopen the government without funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arguing Republicans could later pass immigration enforcement funding without Democratic support.
"I would accept the Democrats’ offer to open up everything except ICE at DHS. Then, the very next day, I would pass a reconciliation bill which crafts a budget for ICE," Kennedy told "Sunday Night in America" host Trey Gowdy.
"We can do it without any Democratic votes. Certainly the Democrats are welcome to join us. We can do it with all Republican votes. That's how we passed the One Big, Beautiful Bill…"
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Kennedy said the current standoff is unnecessarily prolonging the partial government shutdown and hurting federal workers.
The situation has prompted unpaid Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents to consider calling out sick or seeking other employment as financial pressures mount, creating even longer wait times at airports across the U.S.
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"What we're doing right now is a Great Dane-sized whiz down the leg of every employee at TSA and everybody else at DHS who should be paid," Kennedy said.
"We're giving a bunch of pretty speeches on the floor, when the truth is, and everybody knows it, the Democrats are not going to vote for anything, anything, that has to do with ICE, because their party tells them they have to abolish it, and that's where we are. We can be open in seven days."
Power Couple of Chaos: How a tycoon and activist built a 'Revolutionary Base' at the House of Singham
Part 1 of a five-part Fox News Digital series investigation follows the money that created the "Revolutionary Base" for a transnational network of organizations allegedly waging cognitive warfare on U.S. citizens on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party.
As far-left American activists flood Cuba to support its flailing communist regime, U.S. officials have opened a sprawling investigation into an anti-America, pro-China nonprofit network forged during a wedding celebration in late February 2017, off Runaway Bay on Jamaica’s northern coast.
There, beneath a canopy of palm trees, an elite cadre of activists, intellectuals, celebrities, political organizers and comrades in a global Marxist-Leninist-Maoist movement assembled to celebrate the "Revolutionary Love" of two luminaries, both 62 at the time: Neville Roy Singham, an American-born tech tycoon living in Shanghai, and Jodie Evans, a red-haired veteran activist and co-founder of CodePink Women for Peace.
Like the opening scene of "The Godfather," where powerful families consolidate power, the wedding celebration was about much more than the union of two people.
Over four days of dancing, lectures and late-night conversations in venues from the Flavor Beach Bar to Sharkey’s Seafood, celebrating the bond of "Roy and Jodie," alliances were formed that would shape protests, unrest and political agitation over the next decade, from the fiery 2020 scenes in Minneapolis to demonstrations today supporting the regimes in Cuba and Iran.
That weekend, Vijay Prashad, an academic described in the official wedding itinerary as a "Marxist intellectual," spoke on a panel, "The Future of the Left." Medea Benjamin, Evans’ friend and CodePink co-founder, danced barefoot at the wedding in a bright Indian outfit.
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According to sources, the wedding attendees invoked the teachings of Mao Zedong, the 20th century Chinese Communist Party leader who ruled China with an iron fist, inspired by Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin, and they discussed how to mobilize the masses to wage a Maoist "People’s War."
"The revolutionary war is a war of the masses," Mao said in 1934.
Many were themselves relics of the Cold War, growing up before the Soviet Union was dismantled in 1989.
A monthslong Fox News Digital investigation pinpoints the Jamaica wedding as a starting point for launching a network of organizations that is today waging a new "People’s War" on America, aligned with the Chinese Communist Party’s geopolitical ambitions to eclipse the U.S. as a superpower through economic programs like the "Belt and Road" initiative, realizing the vision of China’s ideological godfather, Mao, through trade partnerships, economic deals and pro-China propaganda.
National security experts call it cognitive warfare.
Over almost a decade, Fox News Digital has learned, Singham and Evans have activated a global network that now numbers an estimated 2,000 hard-left organizations that parrot anti-U.S. propaganda supporting autocratic regimes leading China, Russia, Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Venezuela and Gaza. Within activist circles, far-left critics refer to leftists who align with authoritarian regimes as "tankies." Many groups and leaders from Singham's network, including Evans and Benjamin, are part of the pro-communist convoy now in Cuba.
Fox News Digital has established a documented $278 million that flowed from Singham into organizations that "sow discord" in the U.S., as House Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith put it recently at a hearing on foreign malign influence in the nonprofit industry.
According to the data, Singham created a base from which the U.S. is now one of the world’s most prolific exporters of radical pro-China communist ideology. Singham and Evans didn't respond to requests for comment.
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Xi Van Fleet, a Chinese American who survived Mao’s purge of innocents during the Cultural Revolution, told Fox News Digital that Singham and Evans are following the communist dictator's playbook.
"Neville Roy Singham and his wife, Jody Evans, are bringing into the 21st century Mao’s dream for a People’s War," Van Fleet said.
Mao’s doctrine of the People’s War emphasized long-term struggle through decentralized networks, ideological indoctrination and the mobilization of civilian institutions rather than direct military confrontation.
"They are bringing to the streets America’s worst nightmare of a Red Army that is seeking to destroy the United States and make China more competitive on the world stage," said Van Fleet, the author of "Made in America: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Enabled Communist China and Created Our Greatest Threat."
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Singham grew up familiar with Mao's dictates.
He was born in mid-May 1954 in Middletown, Conn., the son of Archibald Singham, a Marxist-Leninist scholar of Sri Lankan heritage, and Shirley Hume, who also adhered to far-left ideology. By his own account, he joined the League of Revolutionary Black Workers as a teenager and worked at a Chrysler assembly line in Detroit.
FBI agents once attempted to interview him at the Chrysler Eldon Avenue Plant, noting in their report that he was "potentially dangerous" because of his "background, emotional instability" or role in groups involved in harmful activities "inimical to U.S.," according to a copy of the FBI report released by the House Ways and Means Committee.
According to the FBI report, Singham told the agents, "I don’t want to talk to you," and walked away.
Singham quietly built his Thoughtworks technology company through the 1990s. Meanwhile, Evans was campaign manager for Democratic politician Jerry Brown's losing 1992 California governor's race.
After they exchanged vows in Jamaica, Evans called Singham her "adorable troublemaker," her "darling Roy" and "adorable husband" in Instagram posts.
Fox News Digital analyzed 223 transactions that moved $591 million in total across five continents from 2017 through 2025, the latest year available, and found the money flows through five concentric rings of an ideological pipeline that spreads pro-China propaganda:
Last November, Singham walked through the doors of the Golden Tulip hotel in Shanghai for one of his rare public appearances, a two-day "Global South Academic Forum" conference blessed by the country’s ruling Chinese Communist Party, which the government officially calls the Communist Party of China, or CPC.
Videos and images from the conference provide a rare public window into the messaging, symbolism and participants of a network that otherwise operates opaquely.
The opening talk featured Prashad, Singham's wedding guest, releasing a 172-page treatise written by Singham, chairman of the "International Advisory Board" of Tricontinental, a think tank Singham had funded and one of the conference sponsors. Another co-sponsor was the East China Normal University, which is administered by the Communist Party of China.
In the report, "80th Anniversary of the Victory of the World Anti-Fascist War: Acknowledging Who Truly Saved Human History and Restoring Historical Truth," which Fox News Digital has uncovered, Singham rewrote the history of World War II to elevate the role of China and the "Global South" in defeating Nazi Germany.
On page 61, Singham blasted the West but held out hope it could be defeated.
"Socialist peoples and leadership can defeat imperialism in any form – fascist then, hyper-imperialist now – despite every material disadvantage," he argued. "That victory required genius, courage and unimaginable sacrifice. It also proved something imperialism cannot accept: ordinary people, organised and led with brilliance, can defeat any empire."
Singham then quoted Mao, saying that the brutal leader "crystallized this truth" in his book "On Protracted War," when he wrote, "The richest source of power to wage war lies in the masses of the people."
In the paper, Singham diminishes the deaths of U.S. and British troops and service members, writing that the Soviets and China really won the war with, "59.8% socialists dead, 13.1% colonised peoples dead – only 1% Anglo-Americans dead."
He also condemns British leader Winston Churchill’s "genocidal impulses."
About 23 minutes into his remarks, Prashad welcomed Singham on stage with two other colleagues and Singham took a bow to the applause of the audience members and said, "Thank you, comrades, friends."
In a video of the event, unearthed by Fox News Digital, Singham railed against "the fascist lie" of the West that "there is a battle between fascism, democracy and communism."
Singham articulated a view of global power that challenges the Western understanding of World War II and the postwar international order.
"Fascism is actually a face of capitalism and imperialism, as is colonialism. These are the three faces of a system that is quite now becoming very dangerous for us."
He didn’t identify "us."
In the clip, Singham describes a "rules-based international order" that he argues is built on a "lie" about democracy. The excerpt is included for the purpose of reporting and analyzing the content of his remarks.
He talked about the Americans and "their" failure to hold fascists accountable from the "anti-fascist" war.
"If we want to, therefore, have a new world order that is based on multilateralism that President Xi and CPC and China have proposed, we have to undo the ideological damage that has been done by the narrative of World War II," he said, using the acronym for the Communist Party of China, called CCP in the West.
He ended by recognizing Soviet and Chinese fighters who died during World War II, and he urged the group to "honor" them for their underappreciated sacrifice.
"China has a very important role, and we, in this forum, have a very important role," Singham said, "that to envision a new order, a new multi-polarity order, requires, quite frankly, the deconstruction, a restorationist history of what really happened, who really suffered. Of those who died, almost 70% of the people who died in World War II were in China and the Soviet Union."
The comments reflect a broader ideology that reframes historical events and positions China’s communist system as the better alternative to Western "democracy."
Asked about Singham, Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington, D.C., told Fox News Digital, "I am not familiar with the specifics of this particular case."
Pengyu added, "As a matter of principle, however, China consistently upholds the principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries."
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As part of this investigation, Fox News Digital tracked street protests from New York City to Berkeley, Calif., and built a database with thousands of pages of IRS tax filings, corporate records, social media posts, website content and other material.
The investigation analyzed 1,663 events the People’s Forum hosted from early August 2018 and its most recent gatherings early this year. The events included academics and researchers from at least 225 colleges and universities that are being analyzed separately.
The scale of what the couple built goes far beyond anything previously documented, revealing a network that acts like a transnational, asymmetric propaganda machine. It features a central headquarters, substantial war chest, defined command structure, propaganda wing and street-level foot soldiers. Its operations extend beyond the United States into multiple overseas theaters.
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At a protest in Lower Manhattan in early January, David Chung, organizing director at the People’s Forum, and Hannah Priscilla Craig, art, culture and communications director at the People’s Forum, walked away from requests for interviews.
When approached by Fox News Digital at the People’s Forum offices in Manhattan, Brian Becker, a founder of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and the ANSWER Coalition, with operations at the People's Forum, called the inquiries "witch hunting" and referred to a reporter as "a terrorist."
Manolo De Los Santos, executive director of the People’s Forum, compared the scrutiny to the era of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who conducted congressional hearings into communist infiltration in the U.S. in the 1950s.
Becker’s son, Ben Becker, editor-in-chief of BreakThrough BT News, a propaganda wing of Singham's network, watched silently.
Soon after, in mid-February, the Global South Academic Forum released a video, "The World Is Small, The South Is Vast," featuring highlights from last fall's conference at Shanghai's Golden Tulip hotel. The video underscores how the Singham network has created a "Revolutionary Base" in which academic discussion blends with historical symbols tied to revolutionary communism.
In the last seconds of the video, Singham stands at attention as a global communist anthem, "The Internationale," plays, his comrades punching the air with their fists in solidarity.
Niikolas Lanam, Kiera McDonald, Hannah Brennan, Mitch Picasso and Brooke Curto contributed to this report.
Carly Pearce says faith upbringing in the South came with 'sex shame' and judgement
Carly Pearce is opening up about the complicated relationship between faith and identity that shaped her upbringing in the South.
During a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the 35-year-old singer, who recently teamed up with fellow country star Riley Green for the sultry duet "If I Don't Leave, I'm Gonna Stay," reflected on the meaning behind her previously released song "Church Girl."
In the track, Pearce sings to a young woman who believes in God but wrestles with guilt and criticism from others for living outside the bounds of a traditional Christian lifestyle.
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Pearce, who grew up in a religious household in small-town Kentucky, explained that she immediately resonated with the themes explored in "Church Girl."
"I think why I loved it so much is because as a woman of faith, especially in the South, it comes with a lot of things from your childhood — you know, around sex shame or the judgment and guilt that a lot of us feel just trying to navigate living a life that’s Christ-like, if you will," she said.
"And I obviously have had my own share of those struggles, being somebody who’s gone through a lot in the public eye and obviously gone through a divorce and different things like that," she continued.
"And I wanted this song to be an anthem for anybody that’s on a journey to know that they’re seen and cared for," Pearce added.
In October 2019, Pearce married fellow country singer Michael Ray, but she filed for divorce just eight months later in June 2020. The "Every Little Thing" hitmaker has previously described that period as one of the hardest in her life and admitted to feeling shame around her divorce.
"I was embarrassed when it happened … and I had shame around that and was heartbroken," Pearce recalled during an August 2025 appearance on Bunnie XO's podcast, "Dumb Blonde."
While speaking with People magazine in January, Pearce shared that she also experienced spiritual guilt over the split. She told the outlet that she felt "Church Girl" was a song that she wished that she could have heard while she was growing up, saying that it helped her cope with the divorce.
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"I [also] needed it when I was going through a very public relationship splitting, and 'Oh gosh, I feel like I've let God down of what marriage is,'" she recalled. "So many different things in my life that I've been like, 'Well, does this mean I'm not a Christian? Does this mean that God hates me?'"
Pearce continued, "I think what I have come to find for myself is I wish I could go back and tell her, 'You're OK, you're OK, and we're all on a journey. We're all figuring it out, and no matter where you're at on your journey, Jesus loves you. I know that.'"
During her interview with Fox News Digital, Pearce reflected on what she hopes people who are struggling with their identity and faith take away from "Church Girl."
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"That you’re not alone and that we all have different struggles, and it is certainly not anybody else’s place to judge your struggle," she said.
Looking back on her religious upbringing, Pearce said her faith has remained an anchor through the highs and lows of her career.
"I think I rely on my faith a lot," Pearce said. "I think in a culture and in a business that’s so fleeting and up and down and such a roller coaster ride, I think it’s the thing that keeps me grounded."
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"Church Girl," which was released as a single on Jan. 23, will be featured on Pearce's upcoming fifth studio album. Pearce has previously said that the album, which follows her 2024 release "Hummingbird," will be a return to her Kentucky and Appalachian bluegrass roots.
While speaking with Fox News Digital, the Grammy Award winner recalled her childhood in Kentucky as the foundation of her love for music.
"I loved my childhood," she said. "I have the best family. I had the best grandparents that really instilled in me the country music — like, the traditional country music and bluegrass side of music. They were the ones that shaped my view of the Grand Ole Opry, my view of wanting to be a singer. I got my start as a very young girl, 10 years old, singing in a bluegrass band traveling around in Kentucky. So those memories, you know, it’s where my love of music started."
Pearce explained that her upbringing still shapes the music she makes today, saying, "That girl that was 10-years-old fronting a bluegrass band with men in their 40s and 50s — I think about her."
"She is still kind of the same girl wanting to sing music that can stand the test of time, not, you know, hide behind a bunch of help in the studio or different things like that," she continued. "And I think that rootsy side of me will always be there."
Pearce and Green's new duet, "If I Don't Leave, I'm Gonna Stay," will also appear on her forthcoming album. The sultry track explores the tension between two people who know they shouldn’t be together but can’t seem to walk away.
While speaking with Fox News Digital, Pearce reflected on whether she and Green drew on their own personal experiences to capture the push-and-pull dynamic at the core of the song.
"I think when you’re a storyteller and a songwriter and an artist, you have to kind of tap into different roles," she said. "Neither of us wrote this song, which is a little different for both of us since we’re primarily both songwriters of our own music. But I think it’s very easy to tap into this feeling. I’m sure that both of us at some point in our lives have stayed in a relationship too long and let that wheel continue to pull us back in at times."
Pearce noted that she and Green didn't record their vocals together but said she gave the "Worst Way" singer some guidance after laying down her part of the track.
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"I gave a little bit of a blueprint as to, "'You sing here, I’ll sing here,' and he just nailed it," she said.
"If I Don't Leave, I'm Gonna Stay" was released on March 13 alongside the accompanying music video, which leans into the story of the song and features Pearce and Green as a couple caught in a steamy, on-again/off-again relationship. The music video's debut prompted fan speculation of a real-life romance between the musicians due to their noticeable chemistry.
However, Pearce dismissed the dating rumors, telling Fox News Digital, "I feel like anytime any person is associated with another person in the public eye, people can do that. But you know, it’s make-believe. It’s show business, and we were playing the characters. But I think fans, they like to build up any kind of story that they can in their head."
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Green is making his acting debut in the new Yellowstone spinoff "Marshals," in which he plays a former Navy SEAL named Garrett. When asked whether she had also considered embarking on an acting career, Pearce said, "It’s been something that I would love to do."
She continued, "I grew up doing musical theater and things, and I’ve definitely over the last few years read for some parts, and it’s funny — when Riley and I were doing the video, he asked me if I wanted to act. And so yeah, I’m definitely open to it and think it would be something that creatively I’m interested in."
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Last month, Pearce cleared her Instagram feed, leaving just a single post, before she began teasing her new music. While speaking with Fox News Digital, Pearce shared why she had decided to make a fresh start on social media.
"I’ve been doing this a decade, which is crazy, at this level," she said. "And I think at times, especially in a world where social media is kind of the catalyst for all of us in the public eye, I think I just wanted to be — I think this is my most bold music. It’s the most ‘me’ music, and I think it was just wanting people to see that new is coming and to get ready for it."
Pearce told Fox News Digital that after a challenging last few years, she now feels like she is entering a new chapter in her life.
"I think I’ve had to get to a place where I think society tells us to completely forget and, ‘Oh no, I’ve moved on, everything’s wonderful,’ blah blah blah. But I think I’m in this place of saying all of these things have led me to be in a place that I think is my happiest and healthiest and best season of my life. And I’m happy for all of the things I’ve gone through."