The decision not to move forward with the Defense Department’s recommendation to nominate Army Lt Gen. #RichardAngle as director of the #NationalSecurityAgency and head of US #CyberCommand will extend a leadership vacuum atop one of the most powerful US spy agencies.
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Top Pentagon spy pick rejected...
#cybercommand
Plan for new Texas Cyber Command in San Antonio sails through state House
https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/texas-cyber-command-san-antonio-legislature-abbott-20299062.php #cybersecurity #Texas #state #CyberCommand #government #criticalinfrastructure
In the past, US #cybersecurity agencies would counter such campaigns by calling them out to raise public awareness. The #FBI would warn #socialmedia companies of inauthentic accounts so they could be removed. And, at times, #US #CyberCommand would try to take #Russia #TrollFarms that create #disinformation offline, at least temporarily.
But #Trump fired Gen Timothy D. Haugh, a 4-star general w/years of experience countering Russian online #propaganda, from his posts leading #CyberCom & the #NSA.
Trump Fires 4-star General Leading the NSA, US Cyber Command, a Week Later No Replacement Named https://share.newsbreak.com/ci1vbn4u?s=i0 #airforce #nsa #cybercommand #military #militarypurge #MAGA #trump
Our latest post is out, check it out for the full details here 👉 https://opalsec.io/daily-news-update-saturday-april-5-2025-australia-melbourne/
If you're short on time, here's a quick rundown of the key stories:
🇦🇺 Australian Pension Funds Under Attack: A significant credential stuffing campaign hit multiple Aussie superannuation funds (Australian Super, REST, Hostplus, Insignia, ART) over the March 29-30 weekend. Attackers used stolen creds, likely targeting web portals and mobile apps, accessing accounts and unfortunately stealing funds in some cases (reports mention ~AU$500k from four Australian Super members alone). ASFA is coordinating the response. A stark reminder about password reuse and MFA effectiveness, especially during off-hours!
🏛️ Shake-up at NSA/Cyber Command: Big news out of the US – Gen. Timothy Haugh has been fired from his dual-hat role leading the NSA and USCYBERCOM after just over a year. Deputy Director Wendy Noble is also reportedly out. Reasons are murky, but speculation points towards political motivations (linked to Laura Loomer's visit with President Trump). This raises questions about stability, the ongoing 'Cybercom 2.0' review, and the future of the dual-hat structure, especially with ongoing nation-state threats.
⏱️ Incident Response Speed vs. Backups: An interesting debate highlighted recently – while backups are vital for recovery, is rapid IR potentially even more critical? It’s a tough balancing act: contain fast (risking tipping off attackers/losing evidence) or investigate thoroughly while the breach continues? Emphasises the need for skilled responders and adequate tooling, not just relying on backups as a silver bullet.
⚠️ Critical RCE in Apache Parquet (CVE-2025-30065): Heads up, data folks! A CVSS 10.0 RCE vulnerability has been found in the widely used Apache Parquet columnar storage format (up to v1.15.0). Given its use in Hadoop, AWS, Azure, GCP, and by major tech companies, the potential impact is huge. Patch to version 1.15.1 ASAP!
📱 Pentagon Probes Defense Secretary's Signal Use: The DoD's Inspector General is investigating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal for official business. This follows a report where a journalist was accidentally added to a Signal chat discussing sensitive airstrike details (targets, timing). Raises concerns about classified info on unclassified apps, need-to-know, and record-keeping compliance.
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What are your biggest takeaways from this week's news? Let's discuss below!
#CyberSecurity #InfoSec #ThreatIntel #DataBreach #CredentialStuffing #Ransomware #Phishing #Vulnerability #ApacheParquet #NSA #CyberCommand #IncidentResponse #CloudSecurity #NationalSecurity #Espionage #Privacy
White House fires NSA & Cyber Command chief—raising national security alarm bells
General Timothy Haugh, head of both the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command, has been abruptly fired by the Trump administration, according to CBS and the BBC. His deputy, Wendy Noble, has also reportedly been removed.
This high-level shakeup comes after Trump met with far-right activist Laura Loomer, who called the officials “disloyal.” Trump denies she played a role—but earlier told reporters, “we’ll let go of people we don’t like.”
Lawmakers and cybersecurity professionals are deeply concerned:
・🧠 Removing top cyber leadership undermines national stability
・⚖️ The decision appears politically motivated, not performance-based
・🔐 At a time of escalating cyber threats, the U.S. just lost key defenders
Full report: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgerl183j3o
#CyberSecurity #NSA #Leadership #Trump #NationalSecurity #CyberCommand #Policy #DigitalDefense
U.S. Fires National Security Agency Director and Deputy in Major Shakeup
#NSA #CyberCommand #USIntelligence #TrumpAdministration #NationalSecurity #Cybersecurity #TimothyHaugh
U.S. Fires National Security Agency Director and Deputy in Major Shakeup
#NSA #CyberCommand #USIntelligence #TrumpAdministration #NationalSecurity #Cybersecurity #TimothyHaugh
So Trump made Hegseth fire Haugh while travelling, it can't be more humiliating. Also it was that urgent it couldn't wait apparently... https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/politics/nsa-cyber-command-chief-fired.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E4.q2er.IpBLpskmAPW3&smid=nytcore-android-share
#trump #haugh #nsa #cybercommand #loomer
The question is who controls Loomer and made her to convince Trump to decapitate NSA and Cyber command.
#trump #loomer #nsa #cybercommand
Head of NSA and Cybercommand Is Ousted
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/politics/nsa-cyber-command-chief-fired.html
#HackerNews #NSA #Cybercommand #Ousted #Cybersecurity #News #Leadership #Change #Politics
🇺🇸 US
🔴 NSA Chief Fired in Sudden Shake-Up
🔸 NSA & Cyber Command Director Gen. Timothy Haugh dismissed; deputy Wendy Noble reassigned.
🔸 No official reason given; Hartmann & Thomas named acting leaders.
🔸 Dems slam firing; Musk met Haugh weeks before as gov’t streamlining lead.
#NSA #CyberCommand #Trump #TimothyHaugh #ElonMusk #US #Intel
President Trump has removed Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh as director of the National Security Agency (NSA), a position Haugh held alongside his role as commander of US Cyber Command. #NSA #CyberCommand #TheDigitalFreePress
Ça rend un peu paranoïaque
Au sein du #Cybercommand le commandement interarmées américain dans le cyberespace les militaires sont concentrés sur une mission : contrecarrer les plans de la #Russie et déjouer ses attaques informatiques récurrentes contre les #EtatsUnis. Mais alors que #Moscou est considéré dans ce domaine comme l’une des principales menaces le nouveau secrétaire à la défense, Pete Hegseth, a donné l'ordre de geler ses activités offensives visant la Russie
https://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2025/03/03/les-etats-unis-ordonnent-une-pause-des-operations-cyber-contre-la-russie_6575971_4408996.html
According to @BleepingComputer, there have been two different reports since Friday. One about Cyber Command and one about CISA.
Here is a statement from Cyber Command to Bleeping. Computer:
"Due to operational security concerns, we do not comment nor discuss cyber intelligence, plans, or operations. There is no greater priority to Secretary Hegseth than the safety of the Warfighter in all operations, to include the cyber domain."
US Cyber Command is standing down on Russia... this doesn't seem like a wise move...
#News #TechNews #Technology #USA #Russia #CyberCommand #NationalSecurity
Spätestens jetzt muss man sich doch mal fragen, ob die Trump-Administration nicht auf Putins Payroll ist.
#russland #usa #cyberangriffe #cyberattacks #cybercommand
Gizmodo: Trump's Defense Secretary #Hegseth Orders #CyberCommand to '#StandDown' on All #Russia #Operations
https://gizmodo.com/trumps-defense-secretary-hegseth-orders-cyber-command-to-stand-down-on-all-russia-operations-2000570343
US Cyber Command is standing down on Russia... this doesn't seem like a wise move...
#News #TechNews #Technology #USA #Russia #CyberCommand #NationalSecurity
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