US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the US Cyber Command to stop all plans of action against Russia, including offensive cyber operations.
This is reported by The Record, citing informed sources in The Pentagon. At the same time, it is still unclear how large-scale the suspension of cyber attacks will be.
As the agency notes, if the decision applies only to "digital fighters" from the Cyber Mission Forces, then several hundred people will temporarily be out of work.
However, if the order applies to intelligence and data analysis services, then a much larger number of Pentagon employees will fall under its action.
The sources of the publication clarified that the order does not apply to the National Security Agency and its work on electronic intelligence.
It is also reported that the US Cyber Command has begun assessing the risks that may be associated with possible threats from Russia, the publication reports. According to sources, they "still" come from Moscow.
The agency claims that the decision of the head of the Pentagon is another evidence of Washington's efforts to normalize relations with Moscow. At the same time, it is recognized that Hegseth's order can sabotage some Cyber Command missions, including on Ukraine.
As EADaily reported, earlier US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said that US troops would not be deployed on the territory of Ukraine.
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