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CISA head says agency must change quickly to prevent the 'worst that could happen'

Acting CISA Director Nick Andersen warned of US cyber vulnerabilities and said the agency is refilling staff cut to about half strength.

Speaking at the Billington CyberSecurity Summit, acting CISA Director Nick Andersen warned that decades of bad decisions, overwhelming technical debt, outdated technology and AI-driven threats could lead to devastating cyber incidents without rapid, significant changes. He said the agency has about 250 screened hires awaiting security clearances after losing roughly a third of its staff to DOGE-related cuts and attrition, and referenced a June pledge by DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to refill about 600 CISA jobs. Andersen called AI a gamechanger, citing daily headlines about rogue AI agents and an Anthropic researcher leaving over model safety concerns.

The Record · 6d agoPolicy & legal

Podcast: DHS’ Secretive ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit Pulling People Over

404 Media podcast episode covering DHS predictive policing, an anti-AI camouflage shirt, and anniversary events.

This is a podcast episode announcement from 404 Media discussing their investigative story on secretive DHS predictive policing units analyzing Americans' financial data, plus a story about a shirt designed to fool AI camera systems. It also mentions their third anniversary subscriber events.

404 Media · 6d agoOther

A Secretive DHS ‘Predictive Policing’ Unit is Analyzing Americans’ Financial Habits and Pulling Them Over

404 Media reveals DHS Border Patrol's secretive Predictive Intelligence Targeting Teams (PITT) analyzing Americans' financial activity and feeding intelligence to local police for traffic stops.

404 Media identified Predictive Intelligence Targeting Teams (PITT) in the Spokane Sector (Washington) and Laredo Sector (Texas), which review law enforcement-sensitive databases including Americans' financial activity and pass intelligence to local police. In one case, a PITT analyst flagged financial patterns associated with narcotics activity, leading Montana Highway Patrol to stop a driver for an obstructed license plate and charge him with DUI and possession with intent to distribute. CBP declined to say what financial data is monitored or whether warrants are obtained; the program extends AP's earlier reporting on ALPR-based predictive policing.

404 Media · 7d agoPolicy & legal

404 Media

404 Media homepage roundup: WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg put on leave, first Take It Down Act sentence of 15 years, and DHS predictive policing revelations.

The 404 Media feed aggregates stories including Automattic board members voting WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg onto a leave of absence, and James Strahler receiving 15 years under the Take It Down Act for real and AI-generated sexually explicit images plus threats. It also reports a secretive DHS Border Patrol predictive policing unit that analyzes Americans' financial data and has local police pull people over with no suspected crime. Additional items cover Channel 5 sharing subscriber emails with Hunter Biden despite its privacy policy, and a man's death after emotional reliance on ChatGPT.

404 Media · 7d agoOther

Trump homeland security chief says ICE agents could be sent to polling places

US homeland security secretary says ICE agents could be deployed to polling places ahead of the November midterms, downplaying voter intimidation concerns.

Homeland security secretary Markwayne Mullin said ICE officers could appear at polling sites to enforce specific threats or serve warrants, while DHS separately stated no operations targeting polling locations are planned. Democrats and voting rights groups have warned of voter intimidation ahead of the midterms; Joint Chiefs chairman Dan Caine said the military has no plans to deploy troops to polling places. Experts note the administration has provided little proof of its non-citizen voting claims, such as the Nevada case where 16,000 suspected registrations shrank to 185 confirmed non-citizens.

Hacker News · security · 8d agoOtherHN 28↑ · 5 comments

ICE Plans to Spend Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots

ICE plans to buy over $1 million in Boston Dynamics SPOT robots for officer safety, alongside a $16.7 million shock gloves contract.

Department of Homeland Security procurement records show U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend at least $1 million on Boston Dynamics SPOT quadruped robots to improve officer safety. The report also notes a separate contract for 6,000 pairs of electric shock gloves worth $16.7 million. The item is general technology and government procurement news with no cybersecurity or AI security relevance.

404 Media · 18d agoOther

Retail theft bill spurs ‘very large and very dangerous’ surveillance fears

The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act advances toward Senate attachment to the defense bill, drawing ACLU warnings of expanded ICE surveillance powers.

The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act (CORCA) passed the House 348-60 in June, and Senate supporters including Chuck Grassley are pushing to attach it to the annual defense policy bill. The bill would create an Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center within ICE's Homeland Security Investigations, add criminal penalties for laundering stolen-goods proceeds with a $5,000 charging threshold, and broaden data sharing with retailers. The ACLU, NAACP LDF, and allied groups warn the vaguely drafted provisions would effectively grant DHS access to retail surveillance feeds such as cameras and license plate readers, while industry backers say it only enhances existing information sharing and could help fight cyber-enabled crime.

CyberScoop · 26d agoPolicy & legal1

ICE Collecting DNA Samples

ICE's DNA collection program projects detainee samples to reach 33% of CODIS offender index by 2030, raising privacy concerns.

A Schneier on Security blog post discusses ICE collecting DNA samples from detainees, citing Georgetown Law research. DHS detainee samples are projected to constitute 33% of the FBI's CODIS offender index in 2030, up from 0.2% in 2019. The post raises concerns that samples collected under civil authority are being searched against crime scenes indefinitely, potentially without legal cause under Fourth Amendment standards.

Schneier on Security · 27d agoPolicy & legal

Trump taps cyber firms to go on offensive against criminals

Presidential memorandum allows vetted private companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against transnational cybercrime with advance DOJ and DHS approval.

A presidential memorandum released Wednesday lets vetted US companies partner with the Justice and Homeland Security departments on offensive operations and surveillance targeting transnational cybercrime, fraud and predatory schemes, with written pre-approval required for every operation. Operations may not cause loss of life or rise to the level of use of force or armed attack under international law. Participating firms face penalties of at least $1 million for contract violations, must disclose all contractual relationships, and face annual evaluation, while agencies have two months to develop participation standards. The move builds on a March executive order; the White House says Americans reported $20.8 billion in cyber-related losses last year.

The Record · Aug 13, 2026Policy & legal

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