Zack Whittaker

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2026-07-02T14:37:41Z

Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social

New, by me: U.S. Homeland Security investigating a breach of its intelligence sharing platform, HSIN, by hackers a few weeks ago, per media reports. The ranking Democrat on the Senate Intel Committee says the information spill could risk national security.

Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/02/us-government-says-it-got-hacked-again/

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TechCrunchUS government says it got hacked — again | TechCrunchA top Democrat on the Senate's Intelligence Committee warned that the information accessed on a Homeland Security intelligence-sharing network may risk national security.

2026-07-05T15:21:56Z

Zack Whittaker@zackwhittaker@mastodon.social

10h

In my latest ~ this week in security ~ newsletter, I have stories on SCOTUS' geofence warrant ruling, a DHS intel system was breached, a lawmaker investigating Pegasus got hacked... with Pegasus, U.S. lawmakers are gunning for a national age verification law, Canadian spies disclose their latest cyber ops, and more. Plus, of course, a brand new cyber cat and the happy corner of good news. 🐈‍⬛

Read more: https://this.weekinsecurity.com/this-week-in-security-july-5-2026-edition/

~this week in security~this week in security — july 5 2026 editionSupreme Court rules on geofence warrants, Oracle customers hacked (again), DHS confirms intel-sharing breach, six ISPs had email logins stolen, Apple bug exposes private emails, politician probing spyware hacked with Pegasus, and more.