Trump’s pick for CISA director withdraws from consideration
2026-04-23T14:51:55Z•af453ee05bbd35c1382e6dda83c7c2b5304e73b1e315c3d58399dfbccffc61de
CISAChina-hosted marketplaceNorth KoreaSECURE Data ActSean PlankeySenator Rick ScottUK BiobankVenezuelacritical infrastructurecrypto theftdata privacydata saledestructive cyberattackenergy sectorfederal privacy legislationgenetic datamalwaremedical data leakpersonal device attacksstate preemptionwiper malware
What happened
A batch of cybersecurity and policy developments: Sean Plankey withdrew from consideration to lead CISA amid concerns about his Coast Guard work and a Senate hold by Sen. Rick Scott. House Republicans introduced the SECURE Data Act, a federal privacy bill designed to preempt state privacy protections. Separately, sensitive medical data from about 500,000 UK Biobank participants — including genetic sequences, blood samples, scans and lifestyle information — was reportedly listed for sale on a Chinese website. Researchers also attribute a Q1 2026 campaign that siphoned more than $12 million in -
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