CISA mutes own website, shifts routine cyber alerts to Musk's X, RSS, email -- The Register

[erronis]

https://www.theregister.com/2025/05/12/cisa_vulnerabilities_updates_x/


Cripes, we were only joking when we called Elon's social network the new state media

And I'm sure xitter-in-chief will be happy to filter any bad stuff about him and his companies.

The US government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced Monday that going forward, only urgent alerts tied to emerging threats or major cyber activity will appear on its website. Routine updates, guidance, and other notifications will instead be shared via email, RSS, and X.

Up until now, its Cybersecurity Alerts and Advisories website has been posting a variety of bulletins, including known vulnerabilities under attack, flaws found in everything from industrial control systems to smart TVs, and warnings about specific products. Starting today, many of these updates will be distributed via email, RSS, and the social media site better known as Twitter that's owned by the President's personal billionaire éminence grease Elon Musk.

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280 characters isn't a lot of space to convey information, but maybe these agencies will get a group discount on X Premium for longer tweets. Either way, it's good news for one of Trump's more-favored billionaires. ®

[AnnaLee]

1. Calls for a citizen wide lawsuit

You can't force citizens to register for an ad infested X account to get the results of their tax paid announcements. I think you could even get a 9-0 Supreme Court vote on this one.

[erronis]

2. I agree with you. Unfortunately they'll probably tell you to use their hobbled USPS.

This campaign to cut off or control communication is ongoing. Next stops are some internet "disruptions".

[yellow dahlia]

3. There was reporting that they were planning to do the same thing at Social Security.

I have not confirmed that they have started doing so. I am keeping my eyes on the situation.