Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence, has recently been at the center of a growing debate over the release of a classified report on telecommunications cybersecurity. Democratic senators Mark Warner and Ron Wyden have publicly urged the Trump administration, specifically Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Director Gabbard, to publish the report titled U S Telecommunications Insecurity 2022. The senators claim the Department of Homeland Security has been withholding the document, which details serious vulnerabilities in the nation's telecommunications sector. According to news outlets covering the story, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within DHS stated earlier this year that it planned to release the report with proper clearance, but as of now, it remains unpublished.
The senators argue that the continued suppression of the report undermines public understanding of the threats and hinders efforts to secure the telecommunications sector. They point to recent incidents, including a hack last year involving senior U S officials' information by actors linked to the Chinese government, as evidence of ongoing risks. Warner and Wyden emphasize that foreign adversaries, including non state actors, have exploited longstanding vulnerabilities in U S phone networks to track phones, tap calls and texts, and remotely infect devices with spyware. The senators also note that the Senate passed legislation in July that would require the release of the report, but the House of Representatives has not yet taken up the bill.
Director Gabbard has not publicly responded to the senators' request or to media inquiries regarding the report's status. The situation highlights ongoing tensions within the intelligence and security communities about transparency and the handling of sensitive information. The debate over the telecommunications report comes as the intelligence community continues to assess and respond to evolving cyber threats from both state and non state actors.
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