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Well, at least one poster here fell for this and posted a thread about it. It was laughable that anyone would believe such a thing happened.
So fake news again, treated as real.
Earlier this week, the Associated Press (AP) claimed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had halted U.S. Cyber Command’s offensive against Russia.
The corporate media ran with the “news,” and critics slammed the decision before the Pentagon formally denied that this was happening.
On Monday, news outlets said that an official in President Donald Trump’s administration ordered cyber operations against Russia to cease.
The source requested to remain anonymous while supposedly spilling secrets about security operations against an adversary of the U.S.
The AP claimed Hegseth’s move “comes as many national security and cybersecurity experts have urged greater investments in cyber defense and offense, particularly as China and Russia have sought to interfere with the nation’s economy, elections and security.”
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Schumer said Sunday that Hegseth’s alleged decision was a “critical strategic mistake.”
As it would turn out, this handwringing and hysteria were all for naught.
The Pentagon did not respond to the reports directly at first except to reiterate Hegseth’s mission.
“There is no greater priority to Secretary Hegseth than the safety of the Warfighter in all operations to include the cyber domain,” an official told The Hill Monday.
However, the Department of Defense Rapid Response team has now put out an official rebuttal.
“TO BE CLEAR: @SecDef has neither canceled nor delayed any cyber operations directed against malicious Russian targets, and there has been no stand-down order whatsoever from that priority,” the account posted to X.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency took the denial a step further.
“CISA’s mission is to defend against all cyber threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure, including from Russia,” its post to X stated.
slaynews.com
So fake news again, treated as real.
Earlier this week, the Associated Press (AP) claimed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had halted U.S. Cyber Command’s offensive against Russia.
The corporate media ran with the “news,” and critics slammed the decision before the Pentagon formally denied that this was happening.
On Monday, news outlets said that an official in President Donald Trump’s administration ordered cyber operations against Russia to cease.
The source requested to remain anonymous while supposedly spilling secrets about security operations against an adversary of the U.S.
The AP claimed Hegseth’s move “comes as many national security and cybersecurity experts have urged greater investments in cyber defense and offense, particularly as China and Russia have sought to interfere with the nation’s economy, elections and security.”
...
Schumer said Sunday that Hegseth’s alleged decision was a “critical strategic mistake.”
As it would turn out, this handwringing and hysteria were all for naught.
The Pentagon did not respond to the reports directly at first except to reiterate Hegseth’s mission.
“There is no greater priority to Secretary Hegseth than the safety of the Warfighter in all operations to include the cyber domain,” an official told The Hill Monday.
However, the Department of Defense Rapid Response team has now put out an official rebuttal.
“TO BE CLEAR: @SecDef has neither canceled nor delayed any cyber operations directed against malicious Russian targets, and there has been no stand-down order whatsoever from that priority,” the account posted to X.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency took the denial a step further.
“CISA’s mission is to defend against all cyber threats to U.S. Critical Infrastructure, including from Russia,” its post to X stated.
Pentagon Denies 'Fake' Report That Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Cut Cyber Operations Against Russia - Slay News
Earlier this week, the Associated Press (AP) claimed that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had halted U.S. Cyber Command's offensive against Russia.
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