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This report covers “Noem Fires Two Dozen FEMA IT Staff Over Cyber Gaps Amid DHS Overhaul” and examines the personnel changes at FEMA driven by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The story intersects policy, governance, and technical risk across FEMA and DHS and uses keywords Noem, FEMA, DHS, IT, layoffs, leadership, overhaul, reform, gaps, MFA, protocols, investigations, polygraph, leaks, governance, accountability, disaster-relief, data-protection, continuity throughout to reflect the scope and stakes of the action.

Introduction

This report synthesizes recent industry analysis that frames 2025 as a pivotal year in crypto security. Key voices including CertiK co founder Ronghui Gu and market analytics from AInvest indicate a shift in attacker focus from code level exploits to human centric manipulation. Hacking, phishing, social engineering and operational mistakes contributed to roughly 2.47 billion dollars in losses in the first half of 2025. The largest single event was the Bybit breach on February 21, 2025, which accounted for approximately 1.4 billion dollars of the total. This article unpacks the timeline, the tactics used, the actors involved, and the defensive implications for exchanges, wallets, auditors and investors.