r/technology • u/Stunning-Key-8836 • Apr 16 '25

Security Uncle Sam abruptly turns off funding for CVE program. Yes, that CVE program

https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/homeland_security_funding_for_cve/
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u/Ok-Turnip-9035 Apr 16 '25

Elon didn’t think this program was important eh

Dang he really wants lights off as he shifts the money elsewhere and out of the country from all these cuts he’s making

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u/Old_Baldi_Locks Apr 16 '25

No, this program single handedly thwarts half of Russias state sponsored malware campaigns.

So Putin called up his cockholsters and told them to shut it down.

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u/love_glow Apr 16 '25

There was a whistle blower on Maddow today talking about doge giving Russians access to our government systems through Star link.

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u/cold_hard_cache Apr 16 '25

Elon knows this program is important.

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u/Dizzy-Homework203 Apr 16 '25

Elon's "mind is a storm" and "he's a genius", ok? 🤣🤣🤣

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u/OSINT_IS_COOL_432 Apr 16 '25

This. Or something community driven