evacideMar 3, 2025

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
Show threadevacideMar 3, 2025
I cannot overemphasize how much of playing defense in US corporations, civil society, and government has been about trying to keep the Russians out of your shit.
Show threadMatt PalmerMar 3, 2025
@evacide in one sense, it's a credit to the blue teamers that Russia decided that the best way to pwn the US government was to buy the presidency, rather than hacking the Gibson.
Show threadveetee
@womble it's easy to traverse an airgap when your people have the keys to the building
@evacide
Mar 4, 2025 at 8:06amWeb