Trump’s DHS Guts Board Investigating Chinese Hacking Group Salt Typhoon
The board had gained notoriety after investigating major hacking incidents including the Log4Shell vulnerability, the hacking group Lapsus$, and the compromises of Microsoft Exchange inboxes in 2023. The board was investigating the CCP-backed Salt Typhoon, a hacking group that compromised major telecom companies in the past few years.
DHS terminates all its advisory committees, ending its investigation into the Chinese-linked telecom hack
Among the committees was the Cyber Safety Review Board that was conducting an investigation into the hack of American telecom companies by Beijing actors dubbed "Salt Typhoon."
Trump admin fires security board investigating Chinese hack of large ISPs
The Department of Homeland Security has terminated all members of advisory committees, including one that has been investigating a major Chinese hack of large US telecom firms. "The Cyber Safety Review Board—a Department of Homeland Security investigatory body stood up under a Biden-era cybersecurity executive order to probe major cybersecurity incidents—has been cleared of non-government members as part of a DHS-wide push to cut costs under the Trump administration,
Trump Terminates DHS Advisory Committee Memberships, Disrupting Cybersecurity Review
DHS terminates advisory committees, including CSRB, halting investigations into Chinese cyberattacks and AI safety.
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