Contractor Leak at CISA Exposes America's Cyber Defense Weakness

A CISA contractor's intentional leak of AWS GovCloud keys and internal credentials on a public GitHub repository has exposed critical pathways to U.S. federal systems. The breach is especially troubling because it occurred at the very agency responsible for protecting national cybersecurity, amid recent leadership departures that have weakened the organization. Congressional oversight is intensifying as lawmakers question whether CISA can adequately safeguard critical infrastructure from sophisticated adversaries.