# President Donald Trump

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-31**: Public disclosure and political response — Minnesota memo detailing the attack leaked; President Trump downplays Iran connection at cabinet meeting, blaming local authorities.
- **2026-07-30**: CISA warning issued — CISA releases public alert urging water facilities to disconnect vulnerable internet-facing industrial equipment, noting hackers are targeting entities of all sizes.
- **2026-07-27**: Promised open-source release of Kimi K3 — Moonshot AI commits to open-sourcing full model weights, further challenging U.S. model dependency.
- **2026-07-26**: Attack begins — Hackers target water systems in Minnesota and other states, compromising PLCs late Sunday night into Monday morning.
- **2026-07-17**: DOJ Lifts Federal Device Ban — The Justice Department issued an opinion stating that the current version of TikTok does not pose national security risks, allowing federal employees to download the app on government devices at agency discretion.
- **2026-07-16**: Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3 — Kimi K3 becomes the first Chinese model to top a major coding leaderboard, surpassing Fable 5 and GPT-5.6.
- **2026-07-01**: Fable 5 partially restored — Fable 5 access resumes with added safeguards, but Mythos 5 remains limited to approved U.S. institutions.
- **2026-06-26**: Follow-up letter carves out trusted partners — Commerce Department issues a second letter narrowing the restriction to allow access for certain trusted foreign partners.
- **2026-06-12**: Commerce Department order — Anthropic ordered via unpublished letter to suspend foreign access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5 worldwide, invoking export controls.
- **2026-06**: G7 Summit lunch discussion — President Macron warns U.S. leaders and AI CEOs that the ability to 'turn off the switch' on AI models would hurt both dependent economies and U.S. AI companies.
- **2026-06**: Z.ai releases GLM-5.2 — Chinese lab Z.ai ships open-weight model GLM-5.2 under MIT license; NIST evaluators later call it the most capable open-weight model at release.
- **2026-01**: TikTok USDS Joint Venture Completed — The TikTok USDS joint venture was finalized, transferring control of U.S. user data and the recommendation algorithm to a U.S.-majority-owned entity with Oracle as a lead investor.
- **2024-04**: Divestiture Law Passed — Congress passed legislation requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. assets by January 2025 or face a ban.
- **2022**: TikTok Ban on Government Devices Enacted — A law prohibited federal employees from using TikTok on government-issued devices due to national security concerns.

## Recent coverage (3 stories)

### 30 water systems hit in PLC attack; CISA warns of Iran link and OT exposure
2026-07-31 20:55:24 · Sentiment: Strongly negative · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

A coordinated cyberattack compromised PLCs at water utilities across multiple states, forcing boiler-water advisories and manual operations. CISA issued an urgent warning, and officials suspect Iranian involvement. For cybersecurity pros, the incident highlights the dire state of OT asset exposure and the need for better ICS segmentation.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/water-systems-cyberattack-ics-plc-iran

### The 3-Week AI Blackout: How Export Controls Create Cyber Dependency Risks
2026-07-24 01:42:08 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Cybersecurity teams must now assess a new vector of operational risk: reliance on AI models that can be remotely disabled by foreign governments. The sudden suspension of Anthropic's models demonstrates a single-point-of-failure that echoes critical infrastructure dependencies, while Chinese open-source alternatives present their own supply-chain security challenges.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/ai-export-controls-cyber-dependency-risks

### DOJ Clears TikTok for Government Use After Algorithm Secured in Oracle Cloud, 80.1% US-Owned
2026-07-18 06:14:56 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The U.S. Department of Justice declared TikTok safe for federal devices because the TikTok USDS joint venture controls the algorithm via Oracle's cloud and U.S. investors hold 80.1%. Cybersecurity experts see reduced but not zero risk, with the minority ByteDance stake and code supply chain still under scrutiny.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/tiktok-doj-security-risk-cyber-oracle

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