Listen, I'm not going to pretend that I'm even remotely surprised, but I will tell you that this is a slap in the face to every person in the infosec community that has worked to track and thwart Russian APTs for the last several decades.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/28/trump-russia-hacking-cyber-security

Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

The Guardian
@evacide Not just the infosec community, either. There's a lot of folks who've worked in offices off the potomac that have laid down generations of lives & careers holding Moscow at bay.
Examples need be made. Preferably starting imminently with some doge boys receiving discrete visits from a few masked up toof hairies to remind them that playing in the big boi leagues is a contact sport.