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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

CYBERCOM’s “Under Advisement” to increase private sector partnerships, industry data-sharing in 2023
June 29, 2023 — USCYBERCOM’s “Under Advisement” to increase private sector partnerships, industry data-sharing in 2023... 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

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