{"id":34317,"date":"2023-05-10T17:15:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T17:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/10\/us-cyber-team-unearths-malware-during-hunt-forward-mission-in-latvia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:48:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:48:30","slug":"us-cyber-team-unearths-malware-during-hunt-forward-mission-in-latvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2023\/05\/10\/us-cyber-team-unearths-malware-during-hunt-forward-mission-in-latvia\/","title":{"rendered":"US cyber team unearths malware during \u2018hunt-forward\u2019 mission in Latvia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A team of U.S. cyber specialists discovered malware during a three-month deployment to Latvia while scouring digital infrastructure for weaknesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The so-called hunt-forward operation, conducted by the Cyber National Mission Force, was the second such endeavor in the former Soviet state. It wrapped up \u201crecently,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cybercom.mil\/Media\/News\/Article\/3390470\/shared-threats-shared-understanding-us-canada-and-latvia-conclude-defensive-hun\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Cyber Command announced May 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring the hunt activities in Lativia, the cyber teams found malware, analyzed it and have an increased understanding of the adversary\u2019s [tactics, techniques and procedures],\u201d according to a statement by the command. C4ISRNET inquired about the malware and its potential attribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission force worked alongside the CERT.LV, Latvia\u2019s primary cyber emergency response team, and the Canadian military. Canada has spearheaded a NATO reinforcement mission in the European nation since 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith our trusted allies, the U.S. and Canada, we are able to deter cyber threat actors and strengthen our mutual resilience,\u201d Baiba Ka\u0161kina, <a href=\"https:\/\/cert.lv\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">general manager of CERT.LV<\/a>, said in a statement. \u201cThis can only happen through real-life defensive cyber operations and collaboration. The defensive cyber operations conducted allowed us to ensure our state infrastructure is a harder target for malicious cyber actors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CNMF has deployed nearly four dozen times to 22 countries \u2014 including Ukraine, ahead of Russia\u2019s invasion, and Albania, in the wake of Iranian cyberattacks \u2014 to strengthen far-flung networks and return with insights that can be applied stateside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. considers China and Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2023\/03\/02\/biden-vows-to-wield-all-instruments-in-fighting-cyber-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\">its most significant cyberthreats<\/a>. Iran and North Korea also make the list, to a lesser degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ka\u0161kina described Latvia as a favorite target of \u201cRussian hacktivists and Russian state-supporting hacking groups.\u201d The Latvian government has blamed Russian outfits for phishing and distributed denial-of-service attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunt-forward operations are defensive efforts taken at the invitation of a foreign government. They are part of CYBERCOM\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2022\/11\/07\/advance-work-in-ukraine-blunted-russian-cyber-advantage-us-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">persistent engagement strategy<\/a>, a means of being in constant contact with adversaries while ensuring proactive, rather than reactive, moves are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAdversaries often use spaces outside the U.S. as a testbed for cyber tactics, which they may use later to access U.S. networks,\u201d U.S. Army Maj. Gen. 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