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• @clarajeffery Clara Jeffery on bluesky

  The people who were warning you 8+ years ago were right therecord.media/hegseth-orde...

• @jkirk Jeremy Kirk on bluesky

  This apparently excludes sigintel targeting by NSA, but still.  😬  —  therecord.media/hegseth-orde... #infosec

• @martinsfp @martinsfp on bluesky

  Between this and the Zelenskyy bullying today, I think it is completely fair to regard the Trump regime as pro-Putin.  [embedded post]

• @kottke.org @kottke.org on bluesky

  “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.”  Because the US is a Russian ally (or satellite?) now I guess.  [therecord.media]

• @jmkorhonen.fi Janne M. Korhonen on bluesky

  Well, there's a silver lining: at this rate the Soviet standard - where they pretend to pay you and you pretend to work - can't be that far away.  —  Was fun working with you guys while it lasted, guess we'll see you on the other side soon.  —  therecord.media/hegseth-orde...

• @thephatic Randy on bluesky

  more context for today's WH meeting  —  “Outside of internal challenges, the order could derail some of the command's most high-profile missions involving a top U.S. digital adversary, including in Ukraine. ”

• @malwarejake Jake Williams on bluesky

  Why this matters:  —  1. While NSA doesn't have to stand down, many service members working *at* NSA work for their individual services, addressing their intelligence priorities.  The national mission broadly benefits from this.  These members likely must stand down.  1/  —  ther…

• @camdenweber Camden Weber on bluesky

  so when are we all gonna realize that trump & goons are selling out America to Putin and actually do something about it therecord.media/hegseth-orde...

• @martinmatishak Martin Matishak on bluesky

  Cyber Command has begun compiling a “risk assessment,” a report that acknowledges the organization received his order, lists what ongoing actions or missions were halted as a result of the decision and details what potential threats still emanate from Russia.  —  therecord.media/…

• @armanddoma Armand Domalewski on x

  just full scale surrender to Putin. what a sad day

• @simon_schama Simon Schama on x

  WHAT??? why doesnt just hand Putin the keys to the US fleet, airforce etc?

• r/AirForce r on reddit

  Hegseth Orders CYBERCOM to Standdown Russian Ops

• r/france r on reddit

  Cybersécurité : “Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning”

• r/law r on reddit

  HOW IS THIS LEGAL?

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• r/unusual_whales r on reddit

  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, per The Record.

• r/wallstreetbet r on reddit

  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, per The Record.

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  Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning

• r/YarvinConspiracy r on reddit

  Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning

• r/TIL_Uncensored r on reddit

  TIL: The Secretary of Defense likes Russian vodka brined first in Putin's ball sweat.

• r/PrepperIntel r on reddit

  Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning

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  Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

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  SECDEF orders Cyber Command stand down on Russia

• r/cybersecurity r on reddit

  Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning.  - Adding to the recent article from the Guardian, this is bonkers.

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  Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning

• @andreachalupa Andrea Chalupa on bluesky

  It's extremely important that every “blue state” secure their election systems www.theguardian.com/us-news/ 2025...

• @rop.gonggri.jp Rop Gonggrijp on bluesky

  Wow, The Guardian now has much more in-depth piece on the cyber surrender, and it all seems much worse than even the article I posted suggests.  —  www.theguardian.com/us-news/ 2025...

• @mikejjensen Mike Jensen on bluesky

  Russia has consistently attacked and compromised US computer networks.  Stopping all Russian work is surrender to one of the most serious threats America faces in the cyber domain.  —  www.theguardian.com/us-news/ 2025...  [image]

• @chicagomike Mike on bluesky

  We've unlocked nested trojan horses.  Sweet.

• @drdoofenschmirtz @drdoofenschmirtz on bluesky

  “US capitulates to Russia in cyberspace” is a shorter and more accurate headline

• @edgeoforever @edgeoforever on bluesky

  Since Helsinki

• @metacurity.com Cynthia Brumfield on bluesky

  Someone at Cyber Command / NSA appears to be leaking this story.  Both the Guardian and The Record came out with similar stories at the same time. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ 2025...  [embedded post]

• @lucatrenta Luca Trenta on bluesky

  What a bargain Putin got with Trump.  ‘The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national security or critical infrastructure.’ www.theguardian.com/us-news/ 2025...

• @mattburgess1 Matt Burgess on bluesky

  “A person familiar with the matter... said analysts were verbally informed that they were not to follow or report on Russian threats, even though this had previously been a main focus for the agency.  —  “The person said work that was being done on something “Russia-related” was …

• @samsabin Sam Sabin on bluesky

  apparently CISA analysts have also been told not to follow or report Russian cyber threats, according to the @theguardian.com  —  www.theguardian.com/us-news/ 2025...

• @martinmatishak Martin Matishak on bluesky

  EXCLUSIVE: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions.  —  On @therecordmedia.bsky.social  —  therecord.media/hegseth-orde...

• @uppityblackwoman @uppityblackwoman on bluesky

  So Russia no longer HAS TO hack.  It has user access as if their part of our gov't.  —  Where are the US Hackers?  Why isn't there a kill switch to lock out not just Russia, but also Musk's & his rats.  —  www.theguardian.com/us-news/ 2025...  [image]

• @zubrin Robert Zubrin on bluesky

  And in other news, the Trump administration is dropping US cyber defenses against Russia.  —  It's almost as if Trump is colluding with Putin.  —  @adamkinzinger.bsky.social @clairelehmann.bsky.social @claireberlinski.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social  —  www.theguardian.com/…

• @anders_aslund Anders Åslund on x

  One more sign that Trump works for the Kremlin. Sad that the FBI never investigated that.

• @davemcclure Dave McClure on x

  there are only 2 explanations for this: - the administration is fucking stupid - the administration is compromised while both may be true, the latter seems more likely to be the explanation for the action below.

• @ericgeller Eric Geller on x

  ‼️ CISA employees have been told to stop tracking Russian cyber threats, according to The Guardian. A recent agency priorities memo “did not mention Russia.” https://www.theguardian.com/ ... This would be a seismic shift for the agency. [image]

• @dalrymplewill William Dalrymple on x

  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’ https://www.theguardian.com/ ...

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  Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats —"stand down" issued

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• r/cybersecurity r on reddit

  “...analysts at the agency were verbally informed that they were not to follow or report on Russian threats” | …

• r/cybersecurity r on reddit

  Russia no longer a cybersecurity threat!  Analysts at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency were verbally informed that they were not to follow or report on Russian threats

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

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