Dan Bongino, the conservative podcaster named deputy director of the FBI, has spent the past seven years publicly criticizing the agency he will now help run.

A South Texas resident was arrested Monday after authorities say the 21-year-old threatened local police and was plotting an attack reminiscent of the deadly 2016 Dallas police ambush, officials said.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is issuing a nationwide warning for ongoing cyberattacks targeting internet users with outdated versions of software and firmware. The attacks use ransomware to target their victims and its perpetrators are referred to as “ghosts.”