Hacker News with Generative AI: National Security

DJI drones are everywhere. The U.S. may still ban them (restofworld.org)
Drones from Chinese giant DJI are deeply embedded in American life. With a potential ban looming, the company has until the end of the year to convince U.S. lawmakers it does not pose a national security threat, amid trade tensions between the two countries.
Drones, National Security, China, Trade, United States
8 points by ilamont 22 hours ago | 8 comments
NSA to cut up to 2k civilian roles (thehill.com)
The National Security Agency (NSA), the U.S. government’s electronic spy agency, is looking at cutting up to 2,000 civilian jobs as part of the Trump administration’s effort to greatly reduce the federal workforce.
National Security, Government, Employment, Trump Administration
8 points by droideqa 3 days ago | 1 comments
U.S.-Sanctioned Terrorists Enjoy Premium Boost on X (techtransparencyproject.org)
Accounts for sanctioned terrorists deemed a threat to U.S. national security are getting special service on X.
Social Media, Censorship, National Security, Technology
12 points by rbanffy 7 days ago | 0 comments
Rogue communication devices found in Chinese solar power inverters (yahoo.com)
U.S. energy officials are reassessing the risk posed by Chinese-made devices that play a critical role in renewable energy infrastructure after unexplained communication equipment was found inside some of them, two people familiar with the matter said.
National Security, Renewable Energy, China, Solar Power
10 points by WaitWaitWha 9 days ago | 3 comments
The Microsoft unit working to thwart hackers (bloomberg.com)
Microsoft recruits former intelligence and military personnel to help it ferret out state-backed hackers.
Cybersecurity, Microsoft, National Security
34 points by svmt 13 days ago | 8 comments
The Signal Chat Leak and the NSA (schneier.com)
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who started the now-infamous group chat coordinating a US attack against the Yemen-based Houthis on March 15, is seemingly now suggesting that the secure messaging service Signal has security vulnerabilities.
National Security, Messaging Apps, Cybersecurity, Politics, Yemen
26 points by speckx 23 days ago | 6 comments
Doge employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets (npr.org)
Two members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have been given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two independent sources tell NPR.
National Security, Elon Musk, Government, Nuclear Weapons, Privacy
33 points by rolph 25 days ago | 7 comments
Signalgate lessons: If the goal is a culture of security, America's screwed (theregister.com)
Just when it seems they couldn't be that careless, US officials tasked with defending the nation go and do something else that puts American critical infrastructure, national security, and troops' lives in danger.
National Security, Cybersecurity, Politics, United States
19 points by rntn 27 days ago | 4 comments
Hegseth's Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities (nytimes.com)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s personal phone number, the one used in a recent Signal chat, was easily accessible on the internet and public apps as recently as March, potentially exposing national security secrets to foreign adversaries.
National Security, Cybersecurity, Politics, Government
11 points by _tk_ 28 days ago | 4 comments
SignalGate: A Surveillance Arms Race Has Poked Gaping Hole in National Security (foreignaffairs.com)
In the weeks since the explosive revelation that top U.S. officials inadvertently shared attack plans in Yemen with a journalist on a Signal group chat, fresh questions about the Trump administration’s lax approach to digital security have continued to emerge.
National Security, Surveillance, Politics, Government
27 points by gnabgib 29 days ago | 3 comments
America's cyber defenses are being dismantled from the inside (theregister.com)
America's cyber defenses are being dismantled from the inside
Cybersecurity, Politics, National Security, United States
344 points by rntn 30 days ago | 200 comments
Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat (nytimes.com)
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, according to four people with knowledge of the chat.
National Security, Leaks, Military, Government, Messaging Apps
33 points by mraniki 33 days ago | 9 comments
Meta whistleblower alleges company worked with China on censorship (bbc.com)
A Meta whistleblower told US senators on Wednesday that the company undermined national security in order to build a $18 billion business in China.
Meta, Censorship, China, National Security, Business
8 points by doener 36 days ago | 0 comments
China's DeepSeek Poses 'Profound Threat' to National Security,House Report Claim (forbes.com)
A bipartisan House panel released a report Wednesday accusing DeepSeek of posing a “profound threat” to U.S. national security, alleging the Chinese AI startup harvests user data on behalf of the Chinese government, as efforts to ban DeepSeek have escalated in recent months amid national security concerns.
China, National Security, Artificial Intelligence, Data Privacy, Government
5 points by abacussh 36 days ago | 2 comments
US House Panel Says China's DeepSeek Is a 'Profound Threat' to National Security (gizmodo.com)
A bipartisan House committee on Wednesday recommended placing restrictions on the export of AI models to China after concluding that DeepSeek trained its low-cost models using data from OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
National Security, Artificial Intelligence, China, OpenAI, US Politics
3 points by voxadam 37 days ago | 0 comments
Signal war plans messages disappear from CIA director's phone (newsweek.com)
Signal messages discussing sensitive U.S. military plans were not on CIA director John Ratcliffe's phone when the CIA reviewed them, the CIA's Chief Data Officer has said.
CIA, National Security, Signal, Messaging, Government
13 points by bentobean 37 days ago | 5 comments
US readies national security card to justify taxing Americans for foreign chips (theregister.com)
World War Fee Uncle Sam is kicking off a probe into the national security risks associated with America relying on imported foreign-made semiconductors.
National Security, Technology, Economics, Politics
7 points by rntn 38 days ago | 0 comments
Meta whistleblower alleges company worked with China on censorship (bbc.com)
A Meta whistleblower told US senators on Wednesday that the company undermined national security in order to build a $18 billion business in China.
Meta, Censorship, China, National Security, Business
7 points by eloisius 38 days ago | 1 comments
DOJ Implements Security Program to Protect Sensitive Data from Adversaries (justice.gov)
Today, the Justice Department took significant steps to move forward with implementing a critical program to prevent China, Russia, Iran, and other foreign adversaries from using commercial activities to access and exploit U.S. government-related data and Americans’ sensitive personal data to commit espionage and economic espionage, conduct surveillance and counterintelligence activities, develop AI and military capabilities, and otherwise undermine our national security.
Cybersecurity, National Security, Foreign Relations, Government, Espionage
8 points by impish9208 42 days ago | 0 comments
Wi-Fi Giant TP-Link's US Future Hinges on Its Claimed Split from China (bloomberg.com)
The ubiquitous but often overlooked Wi-Fi router lies at the heart of one of Washington’s biggest national security dilemmas — and a rift between two brothers on opposite sides of the Pacific.
Wi-Fi, National Security, China, Business, Technology
6 points by instagib 42 days ago | 1 comments
Meta whistleblower alleges company worked with China on censorship (bbc.com)
A Meta whistleblower told US senators on Wednesday that the company undermined national security in order to build a $18 billion business in China.
Meta, Censorship, China, National Security, Business
7 points by makaimc 43 days ago | 3 comments
Whistleblower tells senators that Meta undermined U.S. security, interests (thehill.com)
Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former director of global public policy at Facebook, which is now called Meta, testified at a Senate hearing Wednesday that she saw Meta executives “repeatedly undermine U.S. national security and betray American values” during her seven-year stint in that job.
Meta, National Security, Whistleblowers, Government, Social Media
409 points by c420 44 days ago | 129 comments
Whistleblower testifies to Congress regarding Meta AI aid to China (arstechnica.com)
Later today, a former Facebook employee, Sarah Wynn-Williams, will testify to Congress that Meta executives "repeatedly" sought to "undermine US national security and betray American values" in "secret" efforts to "win favor with Beijing and build an $18 billion dollar business in China."
Meta, AI, Government, China, National Security
6 points by All4All 44 days ago | 0 comments
Was the Signal Chat Illegal? (factcheck.org)
As fallout from a Trump administration group chat about a military attack in Yemen continues to unfold, some Democrats are saying the inadvertent inclusion of a journalist in the chat goes beyond incompetence — they say it was criminal.
Politics, Law, Journalism, National Security
8 points by atomicbeanie 46 days ago | 0 comments
Under Trump and Musk, billionaires wield influence over US national security (theguardian.com)
Just days before Donald Trump’s inauguration in January, Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its New Glenn rocket, named for John Glenn, the Mercury astronaut who was the first American to orbit the Earth.
Politics, Billionaires, National Security, Space Industry
12 points by leotravis10 46 days ago | 0 comments
Call for expansion of Royal Navy surveillance after Kremlin spy devices found (theguardian.com)
Britain is “behind the curve” in tracking Russia’s deep-sea operations, an ex-minister has said, after spy sensors targeting Royal Navy submarines were found in waters around the UK.
National Security, Military, Russia, United Kingdom
5 points by nickcotter 47 days ago | 0 comments
How the Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg Got Added to the White House Signal Chat (theguardian.com)
Donald Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz included a journalist in the Signal group chat about plans for US strikes in Yemen after he mistakenly saved his number months before under the contact of someone else he intended to add, according to three people briefed on the matter.
National Security, Politics, Journalism, Media
327 points by howard941 47 days ago | 266 comments
Fewer Americans see TikTok as National Security threat, support a ban than 2023 (pewresearch.org)
Public support for a TikTok ban now stands at 34% among U.S. adults, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. That’s down from 50% in March 2023.
Social Media, National Security, Public Opinion, Surveys
8 points by gnabgib 48 days ago | 1 comments
NSA warns "fast flux" threatens national security (arstechnica.com)
A technique that hostile nation-states and financially motivated ransomware groups are using to hide their operations poses a threat to critical infrastructure and national security, the National Security Agency has warned.
National Security, Cybersecurity, Ransomware, Nation-States
6 points by tatersolid 48 days ago | 0 comments
NSA warns "fast flux" threatens national security. What is fast flux anyway? (arstechnica.com)
A technique that hostile nation-states and financially motivated ransomware groups are using to hide their operations poses a threat to critical infrastructure and national security, the National Security Agency has warned.
National Security, Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Networks
16 points by bentobean 49 days ago | 2 comments