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“Building Resilience”: U.S. returns from second defensive Hunt Operation in Lithuania
September 12, 2023 — U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force recently concluded their second defensive hunt operation to Lithuania, building upon relationships and experiences from their previous deployment to the country in May 2022. U.S. cyber operators spent months alongside their counterparts from Lithuania’s Information Technology and Communications Department, part of the country’s Ministry of the Interior. The teams analyzed key networks, identified and prioritized by the partner, for evidence of malicious cyber activity while identifying vulnerabilities... MORE

CNMF and Partners Illuminate Multiple Nation-State Exploitation Efforts
September 7, 2023 — FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. – U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force, alongside Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Federal Bureau of... MORE

CNMF and Partners Illuminate Multiple Nation-State Exploitation Efforts
September 7, 2023 — U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force, alongside Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a public joint seal cybersecurity advisory, “Multiple Nation-State Threat Actors Exploit CVE-2022-47966 and CVE-2022-42475,” on Sept. 7. The CSA provides information on an incident at an Aeronautical Sector organization. Nation-state advanced persistent threat (APT) actors exploited CVE-2022-47966 to gain unauthorized access through the organization’s public-facing application, establish persistence and move laterally within the network. Advance persistent threat actors often scan internet-facing devices for vulnerabilities that can be easily be exploited and will continue to do so... MORE

“Shared threats, shared understanding”: U.S., Canada and Latvia conclude defensive Hunt Operations
May 10, 2023 — “Shared threats, shared understanding”: U.S., Canada and Latvia conclude defensive Hunt Operations... MORE

The Evolution of Cyber: Newest Subordinate Unified Command is Nation’s Joint Cyber Force
December 19, 2022 — The Cyber National Mission Force officially became the Department of Defense’s newest subordinate unified command during a ceremony at U.S. Cyber Command Headquarters here, Dec. 19, 2022, highlighting the evolution of a persistent, professional cyber force today and into the future... MORE

The Cyber National Mission Force officially became the Department of Defense’s newest subordinate unified command during a ceremony at U.S. Cyber Command Headquarters, Ft. George E. Meade, Maryland, Dec. 19, 2022

Before the Invasion: Hunt Forward Operations in Ukraine
November 28, 2022 — U.S. joint forces, in close cooperation with the government of Ukraine, conducted defensive cyber operations alongside Ukrainian Cyber Command personnel from December 2021 to March 2022, as part of a wider effort to contribute to enhancing the cyber resiliency in national critical networks... MORE

CNMF Commander Engages with Bulgarian Allies
November 18, 2022 — U.S. Cyber National Mission Force Commander U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William J. Hartman met Tuesday with Bulgaria's Chief of Defense, Adm. Emil Eftimov, in the nation's capital, Sofia... MORE

CYBER 101: Hunt Forward Operations
November 15, 2022 — Hunt Forward Operations (HFOs) are strictly defensive cyber operations conducted by U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) at the request of partner nations. Upon invitation, USCYBERCOM Hunt Forward Teams deploy to partner nations to observe and detect malicious cyber activity on host nation networks. The operations generate insights that bolster homeland defense and increase the resiliency of shared networks from cyber threats... MORE

Cyber National Mission Force discloses IOCs from Ukrainian networks
July 20, 2022 — FORT GEORGE E. MEADE, Md.-- In close coordination with the Security Service of Ukraine, USCYBERCOM’s Cyber National Mission Force is disclosing these indicators of compromise. In the last few months,... MORE

Iranian Government-Sponsored Actors Conduct Cyber Operations Against Global Government and Commercial Networks
February 24, 2022 — Summary Actions to Take Today to Protect Against Malicious Activity Search for indicators of compromise. Use antivirus software. Patch all... MORE