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The Secret Service: From Counterfeiting to Cyber Crime
TLDR Established in 1865 to combat counterfeiting, the Secret Service's duties have expanded over the years to include protecting the president, investigating cyber crimes, and guarding the financial sector. Despite facing challenges and financial difficulties, the Secret Service continues to play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and security of the nation's leaders.
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The Secret Service was established in 1865, but its main role of protecting the president came decades later.
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The Secret Service was initially created in 1865 to combat counterfeiting.
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The Secret Service's duties have expanded over the years to include fraud, smuggling, mail robbery, and monitoring online phishing scams, in addition to protecting the president, vice president, their families, former presidents, foreign heads of state, and anyone else deemed necessary.
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The Secret Service focuses on forensics, investigating data breaches and network intrusions, as well as guarding the financial sector and fighting cyber crimes like credit card theft and identity theft.
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The Secret Service agents have a tough schedule, working two weeks of day shift, two weeks of midnight shift, two weeks of evening shift, and two weeks of training, which can be mentally grueling and doesn't make much sense.
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The Secret Service faces challenges when going to new or infrequently visited locations, requiring extensive analysis and planning to ensure the president's safety and establish escape routes.
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The Secret Service spends a significant amount of money on protective operations, with $750 million allocated in 2017, and faced financial difficulties at the end of the fiscal year.
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The Secret Service has an ink library with thousands of types of ink and pens collected since the 1920s, which they use to compare with letters and documents related to crimes under their purview.
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After passing a written test and interview, Secret Service agents undergo 10 weeks of training in Georgia and an 18-week course at the James S. Roley Center in Maryland, where they learn skills such as shooting guns and emergency medicine, and are trained to keep the president within 10 minutes of a trauma center.
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The Secret Service has had a history of agents partying and being hungover on duty, which may have affected their responses and potentially led to JFK's death.
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The Secret Service has some interesting secrets, such as weight-sensitive pressure pads in the Oval Office to track the president's location and the use of code words for private investigations at the White House.
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