Trump nominee to lead Cyber Command, NSA clears key Senate hurdle
2026-03-10T02:51:54Z•8ee8f1f2c0920db652298c9f6cec9246f63b90a98b0300753f1464668ac7c1d3
Dutch intelligenceIran internet blackoutJoshua RuddNSANational Cyber StrategyRussian state actorsSignalU.S. Cyber CommandUS SenateVictim Restoration ProgramWhatsAppaccount compromisedigital censorshipexecutive orderinternet shutdownoffensive cyber operationsransomware/fraudtransnational crime
What happened
A batch of cybersecurity items: the Senate voted to limit debate on Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd’s nomination to lead both U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA; the White House released a new National Cyber Strategy promising eased regulations and more offensive actions against criminal networks and adversary states; an executive order would create a Victim Restoration Program to return funds seized from transnational cyber criminals to fraud victims; Dutch intelligence warned of a global campaign by Russian state hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp accounts of government and military personnel; and Iran’
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