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U.S. and Allies Identify and Expose Russian Intelligence-Gathering “Snake” Malware
May 9, 2023 — U.S. and Allies Identify and Expose Russian Intelligence-Gathering “Snake” Malware... MORE

“Committed Partners in Cyberspace”: Following cyberattack, US conducts first defensive Hunt Operation in Albania
March 23, 2023 — “Committed Partners in Cyberspace”: US concludes first defensive Hunt Operation in Albania... MORE

U.S. Cyber Command 2022 Year in Review
December 30, 2022 — U.S. Cyber Command 2022 Year in Review... MORE

CYBER 101 – Cyber Mission Force
November 1, 2022 — The Cyber Mission Force (CMF) is U.S. Cyber Command’s (USCYBERCOM) action arm. CMF teams execute the command’s mission to direct, synchronize and coordinate cyberspace operations in defense of U.S. national interests. Members of the CMF work to ensure commanders across the Joint Force can operate freely in the cyber domain and accomplish their assigned missions... MORE

U.S. conducts first Hunt Forward Operation in Lithuania
May 4, 2022 — At the invitation of the Lithuanian government, U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force deployed a hunt forward team to conduct defensive cyber operations alongside partner cyber forces, concluding in May. For three months, the U.S. cyber operators hunted for malicious cyber activity on key Lithuanian national defense systems and Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ networks alongside its allies. This was the first shared defensive cyber operation between Lithuanian cyber forces and CNMF in their country. ... 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

“Cyber 9-Line” Improves Cybersecurity and Enables Election Integrity
June 9, 2020 — When Dorchester County reported a ransomware attack on a majority of its servers this past January, Maryland turned to a program recently established by U.S. Cyber Command and the National Guard... MORE

Graphic depicting incident data flow and the use of the “Cyber 9-Line

New CNMF initiative shares malware samples with cybersecurity industry
November 5, 2018 — Today, the Cyber National Mission Force posted its first malware sample to the website VirusTotal in an effort to share unclassified malware samples it believes will have an impact on improving global cybersecurity... MORE