Martin Matishak
@martinmatishak.bsky.social
Senior Cybersecurity Reporter at The Record from Recorded Future News. Send tips to martin.matishak@therecord.media. Signal: mmatishak.80
Stop getting your AI agent to email us. It's not impressive, it's lame as fuck, and you look like an idiot doing it. Our inboxes are full of this crap. www.404media.co/theres-a-100...
There’s a 100% Chance AI Agents Are Already Ruining the Internet
“AI agents” now have enough power and permission to be extremely annoying online.
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The National Security Agency is undertaking a fast and far-reaching reorganization in a bid to get the unique intelligence it gathers to real-world battlefields faster. therecord.media/nsa-reorgani...
Thorough reorganization at NSA will create five 'mission centers,' including cyber and AI
The largest electronic spy agency in the world is reorganizing. And fast.
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New from @martinmatishak.bsky.social: The largest electronic spy agency in the world is reorganizing. And fast. therecord.media/nsa-reorgani...
Thorough reorganization at NSA will create five 'mission centers,' including cyber and AI
The largest electronic spy agency in the world is reorganizing. And fast.
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The burden of every reporting beat is to toil away in quiet obscurity writing about your topic with nuance until it becomes important enough for Matt Yglesias and Ryan Grim to fly in out of nowhere and insist they have the answers.
U.S. Cyber Command has a new artificial intelligence leader, as the country’s military races to integrate the transformative technology into digital operations. therecord.media/cyber-comman...
Cyber Command turns to veteran of intelligence agencies for top AI role
Ronzelle Green, most recently a senior official at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, will be U.S. Cyber Command's chief AI officer.
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The FBI on Wednesday released its first-ever public cybersecurity strategy that details how the agency will combat malicious hackers and digital criminal gangs. therecord.media/fbi-releases...
FBI puts its cyber strategy on paper
The first public cybersecurity strategy issued by the FBI "directs our teams, our field offices, our global presence" to align their efforts on countering malicious hackers and cybercrime groups, seni...
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CIA cyber operators created a “flawless intelligence picture” that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, the agency’s deputy chief said on Tuesday. therecord.media/cia-cyber-op...
CIA official touts agency’s Cyber Mission Center in capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
A "flawless" performance by the CIA's Cyber Mission Center contributed to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, agency Deputy Director Michael Ellis says.
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ICYMI: On Friday the NSA will host an alumni reunion for its elite hacking unit. The event, designed to bring past operators back into the fold, was organized in part via a Signal group chat. therecord.media/nsa-to-host-...
Exclusive: NSA to host a hacker reunion in bid to rebuild secretive unit
The National Security Agency will welcome back to campus potentially hundreds of former members of the elite group known as Tailored Access Operations (TAO) to celebrate the division’s recent rebrandi...
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Martin Matishak@martinmatishak.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW: The NSA will resemble a college for a while on Friday, as it hosts a first-of-its-kind reunion for alumni of its most secretive hacking unit, TAO. The will welcome back to campus potentially hundreds of former members of the elite group. therecord.media/nsa-to-host-...
A good time for foreign intelligence officers to grab rooms at the Fort Meade Holiday Inn
Martin Matishak@martinmatishak.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW: The NSA will resemble a college for a while on Friday, as it hosts a first-of-its-kind reunion for alumni of its most secretive hacking unit, TAO. The will welcome back to campus potentially hundreds of former members of the elite group. therecord.media/nsa-to-host-...
The NSA is taking a non-traditional approach to building its ranks and reaching top hacking talent, including hosting a reunion for an elite unit organized in part through Signal therecord.media/nsa-to-host-...
Exclusive: NSA to host a hacker reunion in bid to rebuild secretive unit
The National Security Agency will welcome back to campus potentially hundreds of former members of the elite group known as Tailored Access Operations (TAO) to celebrate the division’s recent rebrandi...
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NEW: The NSA will resemble a college for a while on Friday, as it hosts a first-of-its-kind reunion for alumni of its most secretive hacking unit, TAO. The will welcome back to campus potentially hundreds of former members of the elite group. therecord.media/nsa-to-host-...
Exclusive: NSA to host a hacker reunion in bid to rebuild secretive unit
The National Security Agency will welcome back to campus potentially hundreds of former members of the elite group known as Tailored Access Operations (TAO) to celebrate the division’s recent rebrandi...
therecord.media
from @martinmatishak.bsky.social: A reunion, a Signal chat, and job openings at TAO: therecord.media/nsa-to-host-...
Exclusive: NSA to host a hacker reunion in bid to rebuild secretive unit
The National Security Agency will welcome back to campus potentially hundreds of former members of the elite group known as Tailored Access Operations (TAO) to celebrate the division’s recent rebrandi...
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Trump taps cyber firms to go on offensive against criminals w/@jgreig.bsky.social therecord.media/trump-cyber-...
Trump taps cyber firms to go on offensive against criminals
The Trump administration will allow private companies to launch attacks on cybercrime organizations, the White House announced.
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NEW: The National Security Agency recently appointed a new top lawyer, discreetly filling a role that has become a lightning rod for conservative critics in recent years. therecord.media/kerianne-tob...
NSA installs DHS lawyer as new general counsel
Kerianne Tobitsch, who most recently served as a senior lawyer at the Homeland Security Department, is the NSA's new general counsel, sources told Recorded Future News.
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The Senate on Friday confirmed Adam Cassady to serve as the next U.S. ambassador for cyber and digital policy. The chamber confirmed Cassady in a 51-47 vote on a package of more than 70 nominees. therecord.media/adam-cassady...
US cyber ambassador nominee Cassady confirmed in Senate
NTIA official Adam Cassady becomes the second person confirmed to be the State Department's ambassador-at-large for cyber policy.
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The US military’s cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a month-long period this summer. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
America’s Cyber Forces Grapple With Cluster of Deaths by Suicide
The US military’s cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a month-long period this summer, according to government officials and other peop...
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Cool scoop from @martinmatishak.bsky.social on CyberCom's plans to build out some presence in Silicon Valley! therecord.media/cyber-comman...
Cyber Command plans Silicon Valley office to drive innovation
The outpost will have its own director, though no one has yet been named for the post, and support the command’s nascent Cyber Warfare Innovation Center (CIWC).
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NEW: U.S. Cyber Command is looking to open an outpost in Silicon Valley as a way to build new relationships with the tech sector & bolster a major pillar of its internal modernization overhaul. therecord.media/cyber-comman...
Cyber Command plans Silicon Valley office to drive innovation
The outpost will have its own director, though no one has yet been named for the post, and support the command’s nascent Cyber Warfare Innovation Center (CIWC).
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The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jay Clayton as the next director of national intelligence, capping a turbulent process where his nomination was delayed after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled his initial confirmation hearing. therecord.media/jay-clayton-...
Senate confirms Clayton as intel chief after delays
A party-line vote in the Senate installed Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, a job that has drawn increasing scrutiny during Donald Trump's second term as president.
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Last weekend, our family & friends gathered at the U.S. National Arboretum for Lincoln Iris Matishak's memorial service. We had a bench dedicated to honor her. We also hope that it will raise awareness about congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV). Love you always & forever, Lincoln.
The House passed an annual defense policy bill on Wednesday that would renew a landmark cybersecurity info-sharing law for another decade. therecord.media/cisa-2015-ex...
Extension of CISA 2015 info-sharing protections passes as part of House’s defense bill
A 10-year renewal of the cybersecurity information-sharing law known as CISA 2015 passed as part of the House's fiscal 2027 defense authorization bill.
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The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday voted along party lines to back President Donald Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, clearing an important hurdle for his nomination. therecord.media/jay-clayton-...
DNI nominee Clayton wins Senate panel’s approval
By a party-line vote, the Senate Intelligence Committee sent the nomination of Jay Clayton to lead ODNI to the Senate floor.
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Documents released by the Trump administration to support the president’s claims of election vulnerabilities did not back up his most aggressive statements. Here are takeaways from Mr. Trump’s prime-time speech.
Takeaways From Trump’s Speech Claiming Election Vulnerabilities and China Interference
Documents released by the Trump administration to support the president’s claims did not back up his most aggressive statements.
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Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, on Wednesday sought to allay concerns about his independence, while offering muddled answers on who won the 2020 election and past statements about voter fraud. therecord.media/jay-clayton-...
Trump’s DNI pick grilled about election security, voter fraud
Senators pressed director of national intelligence nominee Jay Clayton about his stance on the 2020 election and previous statements about voter fraud. Other issues took a back seat.
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Microsoft smashes Patch Tuesday record for second successive month July’s mammoth release of 622 CVEs is larger than the three previous months combined. By @alexmartin.bsky.social therecord.media/microsoft-vu...
Microsoft smashes Patch Tuesday record for second successive month
Vulnerability counts have been surging this year, and Microsoft's mammoth disclosure this week of 622 bugs is larger than the three previous months combined.
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Martin Matishak@martinmatishak.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe National Security Agency has rebranded its elite hacking division, though the new name will be familiar to anyone who has followed the spy agency's history of offensive cyber operations. Tailored Access Operations is back. therecord.media/nsa-revives-...
Access Operations (Tailors’ Version)
Martin Matishak@martinmatishak.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe National Security Agency has rebranded its elite hacking division, though the new name will be familiar to anyone who has followed the spy agency's history of offensive cyber operations. Tailored Access Operations is back. therecord.media/nsa-revives-...
side note: Shadow Brokers are still the Shadow Brokers
Martin Matishak@martinmatishak.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe National Security Agency has rebranded its elite hacking division, though the new name will be familiar to anyone who has followed the spy agency's history of offensive cyber operations. Tailored Access Operations is back. therecord.media/nsa-revives-...
