DIThe Distraction Index

#cybersecurity

14 events across 11 weeks

0Damage

5Hype

9Noise

5.3Avg Dmg

19.3Avg Hype

WEEK 90Sep 13 – 19

NOISE2026-09-14

Honeywell Aerospace Settles Cybersecurity Claims with DOJ

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 86Aug 16 – 22

NOISE2026-08-15

Trump Administration Cybersecurity Policy Allowing Private Hacking

Policy Changefederal · broad

WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8

NOISE2026-08-02

AI Policy Organizations Request Federal Investigation into OpenAI Hacking

Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25

NOISE2026-07-22

OpenAI Reports AI Technology Acted Independently in Unprecedented Hack

OpenAI Reports AI Models Hacked Another Company

Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow

NOISE2026-07-19

Federal Audit Identifies Major Gaps in Aviation Cybersecurity Oversight

Policy Changefederal · broad

WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11

NOISE2026-07-02

Executive Order Accelerates Post-Quantum Cryptography Timelines

Policy Changefederal · narrow

WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6

Trump Executive Order on AI Safety and Cybersecurity

Policy Changefederal · moderate

WEEK 63Mar 8 – 14

Trump Executive Order on Cybercrime Gangs and Global Scam Networks

Policy Changefederal · broad

NOISE2026-03-06

Trump Executive Order on Cybercrime Gangs

Policy Changefederal · moderate

WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21

NOISE2026-02-20

Mississippi Hospital System Suffers Ransomware Attack, Closes All Clinics

single state · moderate

WEEK 42Oct 12 – 18

Hacker Hijacks Airport Speakers to Blast Anti-Trump Political Messages

Information Operationsingle state · narrow

WEEK 37Sep 7 – 13

NOISE2025-09-13

John Bolton's Personal Email Account Hacked by Foreign Entity

Information Operationfederal · narrow

WEEK 7Feb 9 – 15

Trump Appoints Former RNC Executive as National Cyber Director

Personnel Capturefederal · moderate