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   BBC News   
   January 15, 2018   
   Lakota Oglala poet and activist Mark Tilsen spent months at Standing Rock, and he told Eler about the constant surveillance happening there at the hands of the Tigerswan 'counterterrorism' contractor hired by Energy Transfer. When calls did go through, heavy breathing could sometimes be heard in theà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   ThinkProgress   
   January 11, 2018   
   With the odds stacked against them, though, opponents to Bayou Bridge were able to achieve a rare victory last summer when the Louisiana board that regulates the private security industry denied a license for TigerSwan, a North Carolina-based security contractor that was hired by Energy Transferà...    
    
    
 
 
 
 
  
  
   
   Kotatv   
   January 9, 2018   
   BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A private security firm hired by the developer of the Dakota Access pipeline will on go trial in the fall for allegedly operating in North Dakota without a license. North Dakota's Private Investigative and Security Board sued North Carolina-based TigerSwan last June. Court documentsà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   KFYR-TV   
   January 9, 2018   
   A civil trial has been set against the Dakota Access Pipeline security firm TigerSwan, LLC. The North Dakota Private Investigative and Security Board filed a complaint in June saying that TigerSwan had been operating private investigative and security services in North Dakota illegally. The complaint saysà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 16, 2017   
   Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, brought on the paramilitary outfit to surveil pipeline opponents with the intent of mounting a racketeering case against Greenpeace and other activist organizations, say three former TigerSwan contractors who spoke to The Intercept. The lawsuità...    
    
    
  
  
   
   The Intercept   
   November 15, 2017   
   The private security firm TigerSwan, hired by Energy Transfer Partners to protect the controversial Dakota Access pipeline, was paid to gather information for what would become a sprawling conspiracy lawsuit accusing environmentalist groups of inciting the anti-pipeline protests in an effort to increaseà...    
    
    
 
 
 
 
  
  
   
   Gizmodo   
   September 2, 2017   
   “All resume files in TigerSwan's possession are secure. We take seriously the failure of TalentPen to ensure the security of this information and regret any inconvenience or exposure our former recruiting vendor may have caused these applicants. TigerSwan is currently exploring all recourse and optionsà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   The Intercept   
   June 28, 2017   
   TigerSwan, the private company behind a monthslong, multi-state surveillance operation targeting opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline, illegally provided security and investigative services to the pipeline's parent company, Energy Transfer Partners, despite being denied a license to do so, a new civilà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   The Intercept   
   May 27, 2017   
   A shadowy international mercenary and security firm known as TigerSwan targeted the movement opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline with military-style counterterrorism measures, collaborating closely with police in at least five states, according to internal documents obtained by The Intercept.    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 16, 2017   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Tulsa Native American Times   
   November 16, 2017   
   Documents leaked to an online magazine in May show that TigerSwan, a private security company hired by Texas-based pipeline developer ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   EcoWatch   
   November 16, 2017   
   Documents leaked to The Intercept in May reveal that ETP hired TigerSwan, which was originally founded as a State Department contractor ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 15, 2017   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   The Intercept   
   November 15, 2017   
   The private security firm TigerSwan worked to build a RICO suit accusing Greenpeace, Earth First, and BankTrack of inciting protests to ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Wichita Eagle   
   November 14, 2017   
   TigerSwan has maintained that its efforts were aimed at creating a safe working environment and that it is the victim of a smear campaign.    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 13, 2017   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 13, 2017   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
 
 
 
 
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 13, 2017   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   DeSmog (blog)   
   November 13, 2017   
   The groups are also trying to stop TigerSwan LLC, one of the security firms that ETP worked with in North Dakota, from obtaining a permit to ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 10, 2017   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 9, 2017   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 8, 2017   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 7, 2017   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   November 7, 2017   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   SC Magazine   
   October 31, 2017   
   Security and trust go hand-in-hand. If one is missing, the other will falter, as we just saw with the TigerSwan breach where the resumes of more ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   The Register   
   September 4, 2017   
   The details were held by third-party recruitment company TalentPen, who in turn were hired by TigerSwan, a North Carolina-based security firm ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   The Intercept   
   June 28, 2017   
   Meanwhile, in Illinois, Food & Water Watch has demanded a state attorney general investigation into the firm's infiltration of activist groups.    
    
    
  
  
   
   The Intercept   
   May 27, 2017   
   Internal TigerSwan documents provide a detailed picture of how the mercenary firm surveilled Dakota Access Pipeline opponents and ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   The Intercept   
   December 31, 1999   
   Documents published by The Intercept confirmed that contractors working for TigerSwan, the private security firm hired by Energy Transfer ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Security Boulevard   
   December 31, 1999   
   The bucket had been created by a recruitment agency called TalentPen, which had a contract with TigerSwan. “This cloud leak is a striking ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   December 31, 1999   
   Earlier this year, Grist and the Intercept independently reported on leaked TigerSwan documents that revealed its targeting of activists as ...    
    
    
  
  
   
   IT Business Edge (blog)   
   September 7, 2017   
   A vendor used by a private security company called TigerSwan exposed the personal information of nearly 10,000 job applicants withà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Nextgov   
   September 7, 2017   
   Cybersecurity firm UpGuard discovered 9,402 resumes for positions at North Carolina-based TigerSwan, a service-disabled veteran ownedà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   ISBuzz News   
   September 7, 2017   
   “TigerSwan's lengthy statement essentially says “we apologize, but it wasn't our fault.” While the subcontractor may certainly share some blameà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   eSecurity Planet   
   September 6, 2017   
   Vickery notified TigerSwan of the discovery by email on July 21, then followed up by phone on July 22, when TigerSwan claimed to be workingà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   SC Magazine   
   September 6, 2017   
   Security contractor TigerSwan has pinned the lapse on recruiting firm TalentPen that it used to process job applicants. The Amazon S3 wasà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Threatpost   
   September 6, 2017   
   The applicants were seeking employment with a private military contractor from North Carolina called TigerSwan, which blames a third-partyà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   KATC Lafayette News   
   August 16, 2017   
   TigerSwan, a North Carolina-based security contractor, worked as the lead security consultant for Energy Transfer Partners during theà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   West Fargo Pioneer   
   August 14, 2017   
   North Carolina-based TigerSwan's answer to a lawsuit from the North Dakota Private Investigative and Security Board was filed Thursday, Aug.    
    
    
  
  
   
   Bismarck Tribune   
   August 8, 2017   
   Judge Allan Schmalenberger ruled in court that Morton County Assistant State's Attorney Brian Grosinger needed to ask TigerSwan forà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   The National Memo (blog)   
   July 28, 2017   
   Energy Transfer Partners hired TigerSwan to provide security for the Dakota Access Pipeline. As The Intercept has documented in past months,à...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Grist   
   July 20, 2017   
   He said TigerSwan — which was denied a license in North Dakota twice ... the Louisiana board to deny TigerSwan's license, citing the type ofà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   High Plains Reader   
   July 19, 2017   
   Another reason the state is dropping cases en masse is because of evidence the camps were infiltrated by TigerSwan operatives, who were onà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   High Plains Reader   
   July 19, 2017   
   A friend introduced Thompson to the security company in August 2016, and when he began working, TigerSwan was already firmly inà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   KATC Lafayette News   
   July 19, 2017   
   The private contractor in question, TigerSwan, applied for a license with the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners on June 19,à...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Bismarck Tribune   
   July 17, 2017   
   The attorney hoped the deposition would provide insight on the workings of Tigerswan and other private security firms, such as Leightonà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   High Plains Reader   
   July 12, 2017   
   CANNON BALL – The lawsuit against TigerSwan for illegally working security in North Dakota is a civil case, but proof now exists that cyberà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   The Intercept   
   May 27, 2017   
   Internal TigerSwan communications describe the movement as “an ideologically driven insurgency with a strong religious component” andà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Gizmodo   
   December 31, 1999   
   The files have been traced back to TigerSwan, a North Carolina-based private security firm. But in a statement on Saturday, TigerSwanà...    
    
    
  
  
   
   Engadget   
   December 31, 1999   
   A research analyst for the company traced the files back to a North Carolina-based private security firm known as TigerSwan. In a statement onà...