"The U.S. government remained one of the biggest targets in cyberspace. The year started with a brazen cyberattack by Chinese hackers on the U.S. Treasury, followed by the breaching of several federal agencies, including the agency tasked with safeguarding U.S. nuclear weapons, thanks to a SharePoint security flaw. All the while, the Russian hackers were stealing sealed records from the U.S. Courts' filing system, sending alarm bells ringing across the federal judiciary."
"The Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE as it was widely known, led by Elon Musk and his band of private sector lackeys, violated federal protocols and defied common security practices. They ransacked federal databases of citizens' data, despite warnings of the national security risks and conflicts of interests over Musk's overseas business dealings. Legal experts say that DOGE staffers are "personally liable" under U.S. hacking laws, though a court would also have to agree."
U.S. government systems were repeatedly targeted throughout 2025, beginning with a Chinese cyberattack on the Treasury and breaches of multiple federal agencies via a SharePoint security flaw that exposed an agency safeguarding nuclear weapons. Russian actors exfiltrated sealed records from the federal courts' filing system. A political appointee-operated Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, violated protocols and accessed federal databases, producing the largest raid of U.S. government data in history and raising potential personal legal liability for staffers. Separately, the Clop extortion group sent executives threats accompanied by stolen personal information and multi-million-dollar ransom demands.
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