Andy goes solo this week, providing some initial updates relating to the ISAC community and last week’s Security Sprint focus on government transition and related concerns, then diving into a quick rundown of enduring threats and issuessecurity leaders may want to think about as part of their broader security and resilience efforts.

·      Crypto ISAC! FBI PSA - North Korea Responsible for $1.5 Billion Bybit Hack

·      Insider Threats: US intel shows Russia and China are attempting to recruit disgruntled federal employees, sources say

·      US – Russia Cyber Operations:

·    CISA on X: “CISA’s mission is to defend against all cyber threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure, including from Russia. There has been no change in our posture. Any reporting to the contrary is fake and undermines our national security.”

·      Exclusive: Hegseth orders Cyber Command tostand down on Russia planning

·      Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats

·      Risky Bulletin: Trump administration stops treating Russian hackers as a threat

·      Ranking Member Thompson: Trump Weakens National Security and Puts Our Critical Infrastructure at Risk as He Capitulates to Russia

Main Topics 

The Physical and Cyber Supply chain!

Manmade Threats

Terrorism

o  Minneapolis Man Arrested for Attempting toProvide Material Support to ISIS

o  One dead after car drives into crowd in German city of Mannheim

o  Tajik National Arrested in Brooklyn for Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS

Protests, Anger, Targeted Threats

o  Tesla Takedown and other political protests

o  Police Investigate Shooting at InsuranceCEO's Oregon Home: Reports

o  State Accident Insurance Fund CEO targeted interrifying attack by hooded gunman at his Oregon home

o  Chairmen Gimenez, Green Introduce Bill To Address Vehicular Terrorism As Threat Grows

Weather, Climate & Environment

o  Hurricane Season is coming, and the USG may be less prepared and less able to respond

o  Wildfires scorch the Carolinas, SC Governor McMaster declares state of emergency

o  Wildfires Break Out in the Carolinas, Prompting Evacuations

o  Carolina Fire Maps Show Where Blazes Burning in North, South Carolina

Health preparedness

o  Texas measles outbreak rises to 146 cases

o  Texas Official Warns Against ‘MeaslesParties’ Amid Growing Outbreak

o  RFK Jr. urges people to get vaccinated amiddeadly Texas outbreak

o  NewsGuard: Vaccines Falsely Blamed for Measles Outbreak

Cyber Threats:

o  BEC & ransomware

o  Blended Threats: Modat - Doors Wide Open: hundreds of thousands of employees exposed & related: Over 49,000 misconfigured building access systems exposed online.

o  Critical dependencies

o  Info Ops: Russian propaganda may be flooding AI models

Quick Hits

• Take9!!! A Disney Worker Downloaded an AI Tool. It Ledto a Hack That Ruined His Life