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| US Engaged In 'Offensive Cyber Ops' Against Russia In Ukraine: NSA Director |
| 2022-06-03 |
| [ZERO] The US military has issued a stunning but perhaps not entirely unexpected admission that it has been conducting offensive cyber operations in support of Ukraine. It marks the first ever such acknowledgement, and suggests - as many observers have long suspected - a deeper Pentagon and US intelligence role in Ukraine against the Russian military than previously thought. National Security Agency (NSA) and US Cyber Command Director Gen. Paul Nakasone told the UK's Sky News on Wednesday, "We’ve conducted a series of operations across the full spectrum: offensive, defensive, [and] information operations." This includes "offensive hacking operations" he said. Without offering specific details, he continued, "My job is to provide a series of options to the secretary of Defense and the president, and so that’s what I do." Importantly, Gen. Nakasone gave the interview from allied Baltic country Estonia, from which other supporting operations including weapons transfers for Ukraine have come. He spoke of major attempts of the Russians to launch infrastructurally devastating cyberattacks on Ukraine, saying, "And we've seen this with regards to the attack on their satellite systems, wiper attacks that have been ongoing, disruptive attacks against their government processes." "This is kind of the piece that I think sometimes is missed by the public. It isn't like they haven't been very busy, they have been incredibly busy. And I think, you know, their resilience is perhaps the story that is most intriguing to all of us," he said, describing the Ukrainian response. As for support the US has given Ukraine in the lead-up to the Russian invasion, the NSA director referenced the following: Nakasone previously said his agency deployed a “hunt forward” team in December to help Ukraine shore up its cyber defenses and networks against active threats. But his latest remarks appear to be the first time that a U.S. official said publicly that the U.S. has been involved in offensive cyber operations in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. And like any powerful deep state insider of the intelligence community, he referenced alleged Kremlin attempts to influence US elections. "We had an opportunity to start talking about what particularly the Russians were trying to do in our midterm elections. We saw it again in 2020, as we talked about what the Russians and Iranians were going to do, but this was on a smaller scale." "The ability for us to share that information, being able to ensure it's accurate and it's timely and it's actionable on a broader scale has been very, very powerful in this crisis," he added in the interview. Related: Paul Nakasone: 2022-06-02 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: June 1st, 2022 Paul Nakasone: 2021-09-21 Peril author Bob Woodward reveals Gen. Milley briefed top brass about China call and ordered Pacific region admiral to CANCEL operations that could be seen as 'provocative': Trump allies say he undermined President's orders Paul Nakasone: 2020-12-20 Democrats cry alarm over proposal to split up NSA, Cyber Command amid hacking crisis |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 #2 and #6. Totally agree. |
| Posted by: Tom 2022-06-03 13:59 |
| #11 They will release everything unless it will help Donald Trump. It is a new policy to undercut the market for intel leaks. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2022-06-03 12:36 |
| #10 Don't suppose there's anything he can tell us about the Clinton 'home brew' servers or the monitoring of campaign chatter at Trump Towers ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-06-03 09:27 |
| #9 I swear all these idiots need the Rosenberg treatment. |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-06-03 09:21 |
| #8 Loose lips sink ships |
| Posted by: Chris 2022-06-03 09:20 |
| #7 ..doesn't seem to be just our problem. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-06-03 07:50 |
| #6 But they were smart enough to not announce it to the world. Nakasone is a fool |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-06-03 07:06 |
| #5 Come on guys, they've been doing that to us for decades. They've been using fronts to give themselves cover. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-06-03 07:03 |
| #4 Gray-channel discussions have Cyber Command (Ft. Gordon) busy with some other neat stuff also. 🤐 |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-06-03 06:37 |
| #3 I still remember when it was “No Such Agency” but now I guess they spew about everything. |
| Posted by: Greater the Anonymous5721 2022-06-03 03:25 |
| #2 They are doing everything they can to draw the US into World War III. |
| Posted by: Bertie Lumumba1577 2022-06-03 03:22 |
| #1 And like any powerful deep state insider of the intelligence community, he referenced alleged Kremlin attempts to influence US elections. Psychological projection on parade. Stick in the eye from Estonia. What will it finally take to start WWIII ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-06-03 03:04 |