In an interview with British media sky news on June 1, General Paul Nakasone, commander of the US Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA), confirmed offensive actions in cyberspace in support of Ukraine.
United States’ Unwavering Support for Ukraine
General Paul Nakasone has been surprisingly transparent about US cyber support for Ukraine. He stated to sky news ” We conducted a series of full-spectrum operations: offensive, defensive and information operations “.
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The senior officer did not give details on the nature of these operations, but assured that they were in accordance with American law. He explained ” My job is to provide a series of options to the secretary of defense and the president, and that’s what I do “.
Contacted by The Registera White House spokesperson replied, “ We are not negotiating our security assistance for Ukraine. We do exactly what the president said he would do “.
In May, Paul Nakasone had already revealed that the cyber branch of the American army had sent in 2021 several teams to different countries, including Ukraine, to help them ensure their cybersecurity.
The Biden administration has fully supported Ukraine since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of the country on February 24 and even before. In a list released on the day of Paul Nakasone’s speech, the Pentagon reports that Washington has spent $5.3 billion to strengthen Ukraine’s security since the start of Joe Biden’s term.
Attribution of a cyberattack is always extremely complicated
In May the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom openly accused Russia of carrying out a cyberattack against the KA-SAT satellite network. This action would have disrupted the communications of the Ukrainian army and indirectly affected several European companies.
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, a large number of cyberattacks have been reported by the authorities. The latter attribute most of them to Russia or Belarus. For its part, Moscow is also the victim of malicious actions in cyberspace. Since attribution of a cyber attack is always an extremely complex exercise, it is impossible to say whether one or more of these operations is attributable to the US Cyber Command.