Wyden to block Trump's CISA nominee until agency releases report on telecoms’ ‘negligent cybersecurity’

Sen. Ron Wyden is blocking Sean Plankey’s nomination to lead CISA until the agency releases an unclassified 2022 report on U.S. telecom security weaknesses, alleging a cover-up and citing the need for transparency following the “Salt Typhoon” compromises of telecoms that exposed officials’ communications. Wyden argues carriers failed to follow basic security practices, while a CISA whistleblower reportedly informed the FCC of repeated unauthorized access to location data, foreign monitoring of messages, and spyware delivery; CISA referred comment to the White House, which did not immediately respond.