{"id":11846,"date":"2025-09-01T02:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T02:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=11846"},"modified":"2025-09-01T02:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T02:17:08","slug":"noem-dismisses-dozens-of-fema-staff-after-major-cybersecurity-failure-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=11846","title":{"rendered":"Noem Dismisses Dozens of FEMA Staff After Major Cybersecurity Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Homeland Security Secretary <strong>Kristi Noem<\/strong> has dismissed 24 FEMA employees following what she called a <strong>&#8220;massive&#8221; cybersecurity failure<\/strong>. Among those fired were FEMA\u2019s Chief Information Officer Charles Armstrong, Chief Information Security Officer Gregory Edwards, and 22 other IT staffers. Noem cited their \u201cincompetence\u201d and said their actions endangered national security by allowing a threat actor to infiltrate FEMA\u2019s network.<\/p>\n<p>The breach was discovered during a DHS-led cybersecurity review, which revealed that FEMA\u2019s IT team not only failed to stop the intrusion but <strong>reactivated the attacker\u2019s credentials<\/strong> after DHS had disabled them. A FEMA spokesperson confirmed the incident, calling it a \u201chuge flaw\u201d that could have jeopardized American citizens had the threat actor gone undetected.<\/p>\n<p>Although the origin of the breach remains unclear, it follows recent reports of <strong>Chinese state-sponsored hackers<\/strong> exploiting Microsoft vulnerabilities. These groups\u2014identified by Microsoft as <strong>Linen Typhoon and Violet Typhoon<\/strong>\u2014have already targeted multiple U.S. agencies, including the National Nuclear Security Administration. FEMA, notably, spent nearly <strong>$500 million<\/strong> on IT and cybersecurity in fiscal year 2025.<\/p>\n<p>DHS officials said FEMA\u2019s IT team <strong>misled leadership<\/strong> about the scope of the vulnerabilities and <strong>dodged inspections<\/strong>. They also failed to implement basic cybersecurity practices like <strong>multi-factor authentication<\/strong>. Noem accused the IT leadership of prioritizing <strong>cover-ups over protection<\/strong>, and said immediate terminations were necessary to restore accountability and security.<\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights the <strong>firing of Cameron Hamilton<\/strong>, the former acting head of FEMA, after he publicly contradicted Noem\u2019s position on dismantling FEMA during a congressional hearing. Hamilton defended FEMA\u2019s role and questioned the Trump administration\u2019s proposed shift toward <strong>state-level emergency management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton\u2019s dismissal continues a pattern of aggressive staffing changes at FEMA under the Trump administration, including earlier terminations of four officials for authorizing hotel payments for migrants. Noem concluded her statement by reaffirming that the <strong>American people \u201cdeserve results\u201d from their government<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has dismissed 24 FEMA employees following what she called a &#8220;massive&#8221; cybersecurity failure. 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