Ellen Nakashima is a national security reporter at The Washington Post. She covers critical topics related to intelligence, counterterrorism, and military law enforcement, with a focus on the U.S.-China relationship, the west's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and classified intelligence leaks. Ellen has been featured in various publications including The San Diego Union-Tribune, The Boston Globe, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, and is a member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams at The Post.
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By: Ellen Nakashima, John Hudson, Gerry Shih, Warren P. Strobel
U.S. intelligence agencies have warned the Trump administration that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to take steps that will undermine President Donald Trump's effort to reach a lasting peace deal with Iran, as the Israeli premier faces intense political pressure to continue waging his country's war in Lebanon, current and former U.S. officials said.
By: Warren P. Strobel, Ellen Nakashima
Current and former intelligence officials say the efforts to shrink the office that coordinates the nation’s 18 spy services are haphazard and threaten its mission.
By: Ellen Nakashima, John Hudson
In the spring, U.S. officials suspected Israel intended to kill Iran’s top negotiators and sent a warning to Tehran to take precautions.
By: Adam Taylor, John Hudson, Ellen Nakashima
The secretary of state plans to convene foreign ministers in Washington next week. The event has unsettled some U.S. and European officials.
By: Ellen Nakashima, Patrick Marley, Isaac Arnsdorf, Perry Stein
President Donald Trump is planning a primetime address Thursday that will use findings from reexamined government files to argue that the country’s election infrastructure has vulnerabilities.
By: Ellen Nakashima, Pranshu Verma
U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that Iran was likely behind a coordinated cyberattack on more than 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota this week, according to several U.S. officials.
By: Pranshu Verma, Ellen Nakashima
The agencies have assessed that Iran was likely behind a coordinated cyberattack on more than 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota this week, according to several U.S. officials.
By: Ellen Nakashima, Amy B Wang
An alert from the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency warned that “malicious cyber actors” have been remotely tampering with water systems.
By: Amy B Wang, Ellen Nakashima, Pranshu Verma
Federal authorities are warning that critical infrastructure systems in the United States could be at risk after at least seven states reported cyberattacks that interrupted their water or wastewater operations this week.
By: Ellen Nakashima, Amy B Wang
As lawmakers call for protections after incidents in 12 states, an EPA rule that Republicans fought would “remove most of the low-hanging fruit,” a cybersecurity chief said.
