Sources: the Trump admin dismissed the members of the CSRB, which investigates major cybersecurity incidents, likely disrupting the Salt Typhoon hacks probe
This includes several cyber committees, like CISA's advisory panel and the Cyber Safety Review Board, which was investigating Salt Typhoon. — That review is “dead,” person familiar says. — www.documentcloud.org/documents/ 25... … Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / @lorenzofb : NEW: The Trump admin has fired members of the Cyber Safety Review Board, a committee that was lauded for its investigation into Microsoft hacks of 2023, and was working on the recent Salt Typhoon telco hacks. — One source called it a “horribly shortsighted” decision. — techcrunch.com/2025/01/22/t... Jenna McLaughlin / @jennamclaughlin : And, there it is: Acting Secretary Benjamine Huffman is terminating “all current memberships on advisory committees within DHS, effective immediately.” Including CISA cybersecurity advisory committee. [image] Christian Thiels / @christianthiels : “Department of Homeland Security has dismissed the members of its advisory committees—including the Cyber Safety Review Board, which investigates major cybersecurity incidents—as part of a Trump-admin drive to cut costs at the agency.” — @defenseone.bsky.social — www.defenseone.com/policy/2025/ ... Eric Geller / @ericjgeller.com : The CSRB was “less than halfway” done with its Salt Typhoon investigation, according to a now-former member. — “I'm hoping this is a pause, not the end,” this person said. “There are still professional staff for the CSRB and I hope they will continue some of the work in the interim. Kevin Collier / @kevincollier : This is pretty remarkable. And frankly I was really looking forward to seeing the thorough review of Salt Typhoon. — If you were on the CSRB or were familiar with its work and want the public to know where things stood, I'm committed to source protection and my signal is in my bio. [embedded post] Alberto Fernández Gibaja / @gibajaalberto : Keeping in mind the current state of infiltration that Salt Typhoon has achieved, this is bad, very bad [embedded post] Eric Geller / @ericjgeller.com : Other cyber advisory boards now kaput: — • Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board — • Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council — • National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee — • National Infrastructure Advisory Council … David DiMolfetta / @ddimolfetta : Current DHS advisory list that one source flagged to me: www.dhs.gov/advisory-pan... Housed in it, among several groups: Cyber Safety Review Board and the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee — Would this termination halt the government's probe into the Salt Typhoon hacks? [embedded post] Mastodon: Rob Hansen / @rob@social.afront.org : The USG has effectively shut down the investigation into China's deep penetration of US telecommunications systems. Most infosec professionals believe China still has deep access. — Switch to Signal. Your privacy will thank you. — https://arstechnica.com/... Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / @lorenzofb@infosec … : NEW: The Trump administration has fired members of the Cyber Safety Review board, a committee that was lauded for its investigation into the Microsoft hacks of 2023, and was working on the recent Salt Typhoon telco hacks. — One source called it a “horribly shortsighted” decision. … X: Dustin Volz / @dnvolz : DHS now has a statement on this: “Effective immediately, the Department of Homeland Security will no longer tolerate any advisory committee which push agendas that attempt to undermine its national security mission, the President's agenda or Constitutional rights of Americans.” Nicole Perlroth / @nicoleperlroth : The CSRB members who were terminated were undergoing a review of China's Salt Typhoon attacks, which are getting worse by the day. Shortsighted is accurate. Dustin Volz / @dnvolz : Members of the Cyber Safety Review Board were informed they have been dismissed pursuant to a DHS order disbanding all advisory committees. The board had been in the middle of probing the Chinese hack of U.S. telecoms, a review that now is in limbo and possibly terminated. LinkedIn: Gabrielle Hempel : DHS has terminated the memberships of everyone on its advisory committees. The affected ones I've seen so far: — • CISA Advisory Panel … Forums: Hacker News : DHS removes all members of cyber security advisory boards, halts investigations r/politics : Trump admin fires security board investigating Chinese hack of large ISPs r/Taiwanese : 一直不是疑美，而是疑川 r/Taiwanese : 川普親不親中，自己決定吧 r/Layoffs : Government layoffs hit security board investigating Chinese hack of large ISPs r/moderatepolitics : Trump admin fires security board investigating Chinese hack of large ISPs r/cybersecurity : Trump Fires DHS Board Probing Salt Typhoon Hacks r/cybersecurity : DHS removes all members of cyber security advisory boards, halts investigations