The United States has suspended operations and planning of offensive cyber actions against Russia, according to the EFE agency of the CNN, which cites as a source a senior US official. The suspension is “An important blow” for the US securityexplains the official, especially because the planning of such operations takes time and investigation.
This pause in offensive cyber operations against Russia It will make Washington more vulnerable to possible Moscow cyber attackswhich has a formidable group of computer pirates capable of interrupting the critical infrastructure of the United States and collecting sensitive intelligence, recalls the chain.
The suspension of operations and planning of the United States cyber command, the army offensive and defensive cyber unit, occurs when the administration directed by Donald Trump has sought a broader distension with Russia Three years after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“We do not comment, nor discuss cyber intelligence, plans or operations. There is no higher priority for Secretary Hegseth than the security of the combatant in all operations, including the cyber area,” a senior defense official told CNN, referring to the current Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth. But “It is not uncommon for the pentagon to pause actions that are potentially destabilizing or provocative for negotiations (with Russia), Including cybernetics, “he said, on the other hand to CNN, Jason Kikta, a former cyber command official.” Although a pause in planning was also ordered, that could make the offensive options become obsolete and, therefore, not viable, “he said.” Any prolonged period without verifying access and updating the planning runs the risk of losing that access or losing a change of access or Critical, “Kikta said, adding that he was not personally aware of any change in the state of the cyber command operations.
The Kremlin considers cyberspace as an opportunity in front of the US, since it can dig in US critical infrastructure and try to influence the country’s elections, according to EFE. Meanwhile, American military and intelligence hackers have intensified their actions in recent years against Russian cybercriminals and intelligence agents.
From 2016, when Russia used bots, trolls and computer pirates to try to influence Trump’s electionsMoscow has repeated that strategy in some way in all US presidential elections, according to American officials to the chain. The cyber command was established more than a decade ago, in part to respond to the threats of Russia and other foreign powers and has evolved considerably since its creation, becoming a force of several thousand computer agents who carry out offensive and defensive missions.
Source: Lasexta
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