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Nonilex

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.

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Marcus Adams

Headline: #China accuses US of launching 'advanced' cyberattacks, names alleged #NSA agents

Snippet: Xinhua said the NSA operations took place during the Winter Games and were "suspected of activating specific pre-installed backdoors" in Microsoft Windows operating systems on specific devices in Heilongjiang.

Source: reuters.com/technology/cyberse

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Nonilex

For #cybersecurity professionals, a failure to log activity is a cardinal sin & contradicts best practices as recommended by the National Institute of Standards & Technology [#NIST] & the #DHS's #CISA, as well as the #FBI & the #NSA.

"That was a huge red flag," said Berulis. "That's something that you just don't do. It violates every core concept of security & best practice."

#criminal#law#Trump
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#cryptohagen

#NSA Purge Will Get Messy
... potential replacements as NSA director are Ezra Cohen and Trae Stephens

Cohen now works at #Oracle. Stephens is a general partner in Peter Thiel's #Founders Fund and is a co-founder of #Anduril
news.risky.biz/magas-nsa-purge
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The 🇪🇺 Is Losing Faith in 🇺🇸 Intelligence Promises
🇺🇸 administration signalled a walk back of a Biden-era EO that sought to reassure 🇪🇺 that the 🇺🇸 would only collect intelligence within Europe when strictly necessary

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Georgiann Baldino

"Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), a moderate Republican, slammed President Trump’s decision to fire the director of the National Security Agency (#NSA) and his top deputy after demands from far-right influencer Laura Loomer, saying Sunday that #China and #Russia are 'laughing at us'” after that decision."

The Hill yahoo.com/news/gop-rep-says-ru
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Yahoo News · GOP rep says Russia and China are ‘laughing at us’ after NSA director firingBy Sarah Fortinsky
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FranckRaisch

Guten Morgen! Trump bringt den amerikanischen Geheimdienst #NSA auf Linie. Vorher sprach er mit Lara Loomer. Somit haben rechtsextreme Influenzier jetzt die Macht übernommen. Unter den Entlassenen ist auch der Chef der NSA General Timothy Haugh, der sich für Diversität beim Geheimdienst einsetzte. edition.cnn.com/2025/04/03/pol

CNN · Trump administration fires director of National Security AgencyBy Sean Lyngaas
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The Japan Times

Democrats expressed outrage that U.S. President Donald Trump had fired the head of the highly sensitive U.S. National Security Agency at the apparent urging of far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer. japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/ #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #espionage #us #nsa #defense

The Japan Times · Democrats slam Trump's dismissal of NSA chiefBy The Japan Times
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