The Latest Breaking News from CISA

Proposal to Dismantle DHS Gains Momentum as Lawmaker Says Department Has Been 'Weaponised'

Rep. Delia Ramirez is drafting legislation to dismantle the US Department of Homeland Security, aiming to protect agencies like CISA and FEMA from political influence and resource deprivation.

International Business Times UK · Jun 26

White House Leaves Voting Machine Report Unpublished Before US Midterm Elections

The White House has delayed publication of a federal report on US voting machine vulnerabilities, raising questions about election security, transparency and timing before the midterm elections.

International Business Times UK · Jun 22

Trump signs AI executive order seeking 30-day government access to frontier models before release — voluntary framework will include classified benchmark to determine which models qualify

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday that asks AI companies to give the federal government early access to their most capable models.

Tom’s Hardware · Jun 3

Microsoft confirms two major Defender security issues — so update now or face possible attack

CISA confirms two bugs being actively exploited in the wild, as Microsoft releases patches.

TechRadar · May 22

CISA contractor apparently leaked 'highly sensitive' government AWS keys on Github

The leak was so bad, researchers initially thought it was a joke.

TechRadar · May 19

Microsoft Exchange 0-Day Exploit Sparks Emergency Warning — Hackers Are Attacking Unpatched Servers

Microsoft Exchange Servers are under threat from a zero-day vulnerability, exploited via crafted emails. With no official patch, companies are urged to use mitigation services to protect their systems.

International Business Times UK · May 18

Iran Allegedly Breached US Gas Station Tank Readers With No Password to Stop Them

Iranian hackers infiltrated US fuel storage systems, exploiting password-free networks. This breach underscores significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities amid escalating geopolitical tensions.

International Business Times UK · May 15

More than 70,000 US Army files were exposed ‘for over a year’ even after CISA warning – sensitive personnel info and base schematics stored in vulnerable Open Directory Listing

The database contained sensitive US military information on bases, personnel, contractors, and schematics

TechRadar · May 7

'A single 732-byte Python script can be used to obtain root on essentially all Linux distributions shipped since 2017': Time to update your kernel

Batten down the distros.

PC Gamer · May 5

CISA flags actively exploited ‘Copy Fail’ Linux kernel flaw enabling root takeover across major distros — unpatched systems may remain vulnerable to attack

CISA warns of the actively exploited “Copy Fail” Linux flaw (CVE-2026-31431), enabling root access, with a public exploit released before patches were ready.

Tom’s Hardware · May 4