National Security Agency

The National Security Agency (NSA) has suffered a leadership upheaval with the firing of General Timothy Haugh. The NSA, integral to U.S. cyber defense, is facing heightened risks after the Salt Typhoon cyberattack from China. This attack compromised U.S. telecom companies, highlighting significant vulnerabilities. Additionally, the agency is dealing with the fallout from the Signal leak incident, where classified information was mishandled. The dismissal of a key NSA figure could potentially weaken the agency's ability to respond to and prevent such cyber threats, affecting national security.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gen-timothy-haugh-head-of-nsa-and-cyber-command-is-fired/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/national-security-agency

"id": "nat124040425",
"linkid": "national-security-agency",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Cyber Defense',
                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'National Security Agency (NSA)',
                        'type': 'Government Agency'}],
 'attack_vector': ['Salt Typhoon cyberattack', 'Signal leak incident'],
 'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Classified information'},
 'description': 'The National Security Agency (NSA) has suffered a leadership '
                'upheaval with the firing of General Timothy Haugh. The NSA, '
                'integral to U.S. cyber defense, is facing heightened risks '
                'after the Salt Typhoon cyberattack from China. This attack '
                'compromised U.S. telecom companies, highlighting significant '
                'vulnerabilities. Additionally, the agency is dealing with the '
                'fallout from the Signal leak incident, where classified '
                'information was mishandled. The dismissal of a key NSA figure '
                "could potentially weaken the agency's ability to respond to "
                'and prevent such cyber threats, affecting national security.',
 'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential weakening of national '
                                       'security',
            'data_compromised': 'Classified information',
            'operational_impact': 'Weakened ability to respond to and prevent '
                                  'cyber threats',
            'systems_affected': 'U.S. telecom companies'},
 'motivation': 'Cyber espionage',
 'threat_actor': 'China',
 'title': 'NSA Leadership Upheaval and Cyber Attacks',
 'type': 'Cyber Attack, Data Leak',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Classified information mishandling'}