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Trump admin fires security board investigating Chinese hack of large ISPs

arstechnica.com Trump admin fires security board investigating Chinese hack of large ISPs

Dismantled Cyber Safety Review Board was investigating Salt Typhoon telecom hack.

Trump admin fires security board investigating Chinese hack of large ISPs

Summary

Trump has disbanded all advisory committees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB), which was investigating a major Chinese hack targeting U.S. telecom firms like Verizon and AT&T.

Critics, including Democrats, warn this move undermines national security and may delay the CSRB’s probe into Salt Typhoon, a hacking group that accessed sensitive communications, including those of Trump and other officials.

DHS cited cost-cutting and national security priorities, while concerns grow over potential "loyalist" appointments.

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