This is Tech. Sgt. Kevin Stallings, an Air Force intelligence officer who took his own life in June, the month before he’d have turned 37.
@business has been reporting on military hackers' suicides, and Stallings' family told me his story to help draw attention to the issue.
Stallings was among least 11 National Security Agency and US Cyber Command workers who died by suicide over roughly the past year, according to and records and my interviews with US officials.
You can read our latest report on the deaths for free here.👇 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
New: At least 11 National Security Agency and US Cyber Command workers died by suicide over roughly the past year, according to US officials and public records, a greater number than previously known.
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The unusual spate of suicides at agencies that conduct electronic spying and hacking operations on US adversaries has prompted White House and congressional staff to question their leaders behind closed doors, officials told @business.
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Intel company Penlink flaunted their tech in a presentations for law enforcement, @rj_gallagher reports.
They showed it tracking people as they walked down New York's Fifth Avenue, visited the European Central Bank, and moved close to the UK Parliament. bloomberg.com/features/2026-…
Under private equity leadership, the firm has pushed to sell "in global markets, and to expand its use from large national law enforcement and intelligence agencies to include local law enforcement departments and private security," @business reports. bloomberg.com/features/2026-…
'Attorney General Ken Paxton pursued perks beyond impeachment allegations, ex-staffers say
From 2023, on the eve of Ken Paxton's impeachment trial, with the @pauljweber:
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New: When hackers crippled the computer network of a Canadian retailer, its owners asked @Surefire_Cyber to bargain on their behalf.
The negotiators turned to an AI tool that informed their tone, timing and word choice in haggling with the cybercriminals. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
Israeli firms manipulated online advertisements to install surveillance software on dozens of computers at the Qatari news organization Al Jazeera, @citizenlab found.
The spyware uses ads to infects devices with no cick, @rj_gallagher reports bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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An employee at OpenAI was arrested and charged with using a hidden recording device in one of the company’s San Francisco office, @rachelmetz and @SamOltman report. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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New: FBI and Coast Guard investigators have found evidence that hackers accessed the propulsion system of an oil supertanker as it was approaching the Texas coast this summer, US officials familiar with the matter told @business.
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US soldiers tasked with hacking American adversaries and defending the nation’s computers are set to see their incentive pay cut by as much as $12,000 a year as part of a broader overhaul that’s drawn ire from the ranks.
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New: US prosecutors have closed an investigation into deals CrowdStrike made with a distributor without taking further action, people familiar with the matter told me. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Context: Since at least early 2025, DOJ prosecutors and SEC regulators had been investigating CrowdStrike’s handling of the transactions, including what executives may have known about them, @Bloomberg has reported. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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“My son’s wife’s dad is here legally,” Mr. LePage said at a news conference after being endorsed by a police union. “But he’s being deported because he came from a country that’s not liked by certain people in Washington. That’s not right.” nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/po…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating hackers’ claims that they broke into the bureau’s systems and stole thousands of current and former employees’ data, the bureau said in a statement Wednesday.
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"The recent upsurge has reverberated through the NSA, where there have also been recent suicides deaths. Deputy Director Tim Kosiba was called to the White House last month to discuss the matter," @martinmatishak reports.
NEW: Congress is looking for ways to address a recent string of suicide deaths at U.S. Cyber Command hoping to provide more mental & emotional support to personnel at a time when the tempo & duration of cyber operations have reached new heights.
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New: US government agencies are tracking cyber threats against nearly 20 shipping vessels around the world, according to US officials familiar with the situation.
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Last month, US Coast Guard personnel and FBI agents boarded vessels off the US gulf coast to investigate potential cyberattacks, @ruth_on_LNG, @CGorrivan and @soonweilun earlier reported. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
ICYMI: Cyber Command to Brief Congress Military Committee on Suicides
The briefing was scheduled after @business reported that as many as five people who worked in or closely with Cyber Command took their own lives between early June and early July.
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The military is set to brief a House oversight committee as lawmakers examine deaths by suicide at the US' cyberwarfare unit
It comes after @business revealed that as many as five people who worked in or closely with Cyber Command took their own lives.bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
In June, Cyber Command’s leader acknowledged three suicides in a staff email, @howelloneill and I reported this month. Public records show two more followed.
The quick succession of deaths led Cyber Command to link them as a so-called suicide cluster. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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CrowdStrike's stock rose on a strong financial report that saw it forecast revenue figures for the year that exceeded estimates.
It's evidence that the cybersecurity industry continues to see demand driven by threats from artificial intelligence.
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A frayed piece of yellow cable is framed and on display in T-Mobile Seattle-area headquarters. A security staffer chopped it during an intense nationwide hunt through America’s phone systems for Chinese spies.
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Hegseth's speech dealt with broader planned changes at Cyber Command and did not directly reference the suicides.
@business reported that the quick succession of deaths has led Cyber Command to link them as a so-called suicide cluster. Here's the story👇
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The US military’s cyberwarfare unit is scrutinizing an unusually high number of deaths by suicide among personnel over a month-long period this summer, government officials and other people familiar with the matter tell @howelloneill and I. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…