Overview
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem alleges DHS employees put surveillance software on government devices used by political appointees to record meetings and communications.
- Noem says Elon Musk’s team helped detect the alleged spyware after outside specialists examined DHS hardware.
- She reports a previously undisclosed secure room on the DHS campus with secret files that have been turned over to attorneys.
- Noem says individuals identified in the alleged scheme were brought in for polygraphs and were fired.
- She says she is reviewing Customs and Border Protection and national‑lab records related to scientist travel to Wuhan, and outlets note the claims have not been independently verified as DHS has not provided comment.