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Senior reporter at @CybersecurityDive.bsky.social covering all things digital security. I also co-host Hoth Takes. | Send me tips: bit.ly/contactejg

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 8d

New: The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center lost its federal funding at midnight. Here's my story about what happened, why it matters, and how the group — a critical resource for state and local governments — is trying to move forward: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ms-isac...

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 14h

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 1d

A bunch of folks have told me about this over the past few days. Patrick has good details here.

"It seems like it’s in an effort to get them to quit instead of firing them," a US official told me.

I'm off for the rest of the week (timing!) but I'll have a story on this shortly after I get back.

Patrick Howell O’Neill @patrickhowelloneill.com · 1d

New: DHS has reassigned hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel from CISA, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and said it would fire anyone who refuses to go along. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Homeland Security Cyber Personnel Reassigned to Jobs in Trump’s Deportation Push

The US Department of Homeland Security has shifted hundreds of national security specialists, including cyber personnel, into jobs that support President Donald Trump’s deportations and said it would ...

www.bloomberg.com

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 1d

is it wrong for me to say this video is

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 1d

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 1d

Two major tech trade groups, ITI and SIIA, today urged Congress to reauthorize 2015 CISA info-sharing law.

ITI says CISA 2015 "protects both critical government infrastructure and businesses of all sizes from cyber attacks."

SIIA says the lapse "weakens the entire information system."

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 1d

Hackers are using AI to improve their phishing lures, but AI isn't yet replacing their malware toolkits, according to a new report from Intel 471: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-phis...

OpenAI's latest threat report found a similar phenomenon: cyberscoop.com/openai-threa...

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 1d

"[W]hen Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls ... [A]s the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire. 'We could hear them laughing,' Black said." religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who…

religionnews.com

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 1d

The U.S. military is reducing the frequency of its mandatory cybersecurity training, per a new memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. media.defense.gov/2025/Sep/30/... (h/t www.meritalk.com/articles/pen...)

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 1d

Last month, Google said Chinese government hackers were breaching law firms and looking for national security and trade information as part of a broader campaign. Now we know that Williams & Connolly was one of the victims. www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/china-e... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 2d

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 2d

"Thousands of federal agents once tasked with investigating drug smuggling, sexual exploitation and organized crime have been redirected to immigration enforcement under President Trump’s second-term push to accelerate deportations..." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 2d

Quite the anecdote. messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 3d

I've found it, the most cursed phrase in the history of Disney Star Wars speculation.

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Everything is going great!

Clemens Vasters 🇪🇺🇩🇪 @clemens.vasters.com · 3d

Techmeme front page:

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 3d

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 4d

"'When did we become the enemy?' said one National Institutes of Health employee who, like other workers interviewed for this article ... Her husband, who retired from the NIH this year, could not answer.

"'*Why* are we the enemy?' he asked."

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 4d

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 5d

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 5d

Can’t wait!

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 7d

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 8d

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 8d

Cybersecurity Awareness Month begins with the expiration of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, & federal funding for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center.

Not exactly the kickoff experts were hoping for.

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 8d

You can read my full story here: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ms-isac...

Federal cuts force many state and local governments out of cyber collaboration group

The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center lost U.S. government funding at midnight, jeopardizing the cybersecurity of thousands of cash-strapped counties, cities and towns.

www.cybersecuritydive.com

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · 8d

For state & local govts that haven't converted to paid MS-ISAC memberships, there will be a transition period of 1-2 mos, after which those who can't pay will lose their access.

"There's been a lot of discussion," a National Association of Counties rep told me, "about what the future looks like."

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