Senate Confirms Joshua Rudd to Lead NSA and US Cyber Command
2026-03-11T19:24:11Z•15606539e0d72e6fdc0586154f25d7a5b553773ad351c635535df2cb10a8edac
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What happened
SecurityWeek roundup: The Senate confirmed Joshua Rudd to lead both the NSA and US Cyber Command under the “dual-hat” arrangement. Iran-linked group Handala claims to have wiped more than 200,000 Stryker devices in a destructive attack that disrupted the medtech vendor’s operations. Bell Ambulance disclosed a breach affecting ~238,000 people with stolen PII including Social Security and driver’s license numbers. Michelin confirmed a data breach tied to an Oracle EBS-related attack with more than 300GB of alleged stolen files. Separately, Fortinet, Ivanti, and Intel released patches for several
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