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Dan “Razin” Caine. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/defensescoop\/109824\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee.jpg?resize=640%2C436&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee-1.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee-1.jpg?resize=768,523 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee-1.jpg?resize=1024,698 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee-1.jpg?resize=1536,1046 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee-1.jpg?resize=600,409 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee-1.jpg?resize=247,168 247w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee-1.jpg?resize=495,337 495w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee-1.jpg?resize=991,675 991w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee-1.jpg?resize=1237,843 1237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px\"><figcaption> WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 01: Retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, President Trump\u2019s nominee to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies during his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on April 01, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"49.414976599064\"><body readability=\"99.573593864134\"><\/p>\n<p>So-called hunt forward operations by U.S. Cyber Command have uncovered Chinese malware implanted in Latin American nations, according to President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt-forward operations involve physically sending defensively oriented cyber protection teams from the U.S. military\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2023\/01\/10\/digital-defenders-a-look-at-the-evolution-and-elevation-of-americas-cyber-national-mission-force\/\">Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF)<\/a> to foreign nations at their invitation to look for malicious activity on their networks. These operations are mutually beneficial, officials have said, because they help bolster the security of partner nations and provide Cybercom \u2014 and by extension, the United States \u2014 advance notice of adversary tactics, allowing the U.S. to harden systems at home against these observed threats.<\/p>\n<p>In responses to lawmakers\u2019 advance policy questions ahead of his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday, retired Lt. Gen. Dan Caine stated that Cybercom hunt-forward missions in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility discovered Chinese Communist Party malware on multiple foreign partner networks.<\/p>\n<p>Southcom\u2019s area of responsibility includes the landmass of Central and South America and adjacent waters and the Caribbean Sea. It encompasses 31 countries, 12 dependencies and \u201careas of special sovereignty,\u201d according to the command.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>These hunt-forward operations are conducted at the invitation of host nations. Details about specific countries where Cybercom conducts these ops are highly sensitive, and permission of the host government must be gained before public disclosure.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that China has interests in South American nations and Beijing has deployed cyber capabilities for a variety of malicious activities.<\/p>\n<p>Cybercom did not confirm or deny the assertion by Caine, noting in a statement it routinely assists partners that request support in securing their cyber posture against foreign malicious activity across all geographic areas of responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis strengthens our Allies\u2019 and Partners\u2019 cybersecurity posture, and makes it more difficult for foreign adversaries to threaten all of us. USCYBERCOM\u2019s core mission is to defend the nation in cyberspace. By policy and for operational security, we do not discuss cyber operations, plans or intelligence. No operation will be publicly disclosed without the partner nation\u2019s consent,\u201d a Cybercom spokesperson said of hunt forward operations.<\/p>\n<p>Cybercom conducted its <a href=\"https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2023\/06\/08\/us-cyber-command-conducts-hunt-forward-mission-in-latin-america-for-first-time-official-says\/\">first hunt-forward operations in Latin America a couple of years ago<\/a>. Officials have stated in the past that the CNMF conducts about two dozen defend-forward operations per year with foreign partners on foreign government networks to hunt and find Chinese, Russian and Iranian threats, among others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In written congressional testimony last year, Cybercom commander Gen. Timothy Haugh noted that CNMF deployed 22 times to 17 nations for hunt-forward ops, with active operations occurring simultaneously in all geographic commands for the first time. Those activities led to the public release of more than 90 malware samples for analysis by host nations\u2019 cybersecurity community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch disclosures can make billions of Internet users around the world safer on-line, and frustrate the military and intelligence operations of authoritarian regimes,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Hunt-forward operations were credited with mitigating the effects of Russian cyber ops against Ukraine during its 2022 invasion. Cybercom <a href=\"https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2022\/04\/06\/ukraine-crisis-demonstrates-cyber-concept-of-persistent-engagement\/\">sent personnel to Ukraine ahead of the invasion<\/a> and helped harden their networks.<\/p>\n<p>Caine also addressed, in his policy question responses, the hotly contested debate about the <a href=\"https:\/\/defensescoop.com\/2022\/11\/17\/two-key-lawmakers-in-favor-of-keeping-dual-hat-arrangement-between-cybercom-and-nsa\/\">dual-hat arrangement<\/a> in which the commander of Cybercom is also the director of the National Security Agency. Proponents believe the military can benefit from the unique intelligence insights and resources of NSA, leading to faster decision-making and operational outcomes. Opponents argue the roles are too powerful for one person to hold and relying on the intelligence community\u2019s tools \u2014 which are meant to stay undetected \u2014 for military activities poses risks to such espionage activity.<\/p>\n<p>Caine told lawmakers he believes the dual-hat should be maintained, agreeing with the findings of a 2022 study that found the role should be strengthened as well.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Dual-Hat arrangement provides the ability to look across both organizations and has empowered both USCYBERCOM and NSA to fulfill their missions better than each could do alone. It promotes agility and enables intelligence to be operationalized rapidly,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIt also facilitates relationships with key foreign allies and partners in part because the corresponding foreign organizations with signals intelligence (SIGINT) and cyber operations missions are fully integrated, operating under a Dual-Hat leadership structure. The span of control, does however, place a burden on one leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his own confirmation hearing in January, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wrote to senators that he would \u201cbring these debates to conclusion, consult with Congress, and make final recommendation for the way ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the first Trump administration, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/cyber\/2020\/12\/19\/rep-smith-warns-pentagon-about-splitting-up-cyber-command-and-nsa\/\">officials made a last ditch effort to sever the dual-hat<\/a>, but it ultimately was not brought to fruition. Press reports prior to Trump\u2019s inauguration for his second term indicated <a href=\"https:\/\/therecord.media\/cyber-command-nsa-dual-hat-trump\">the administration wants to end the dual-hat relationship<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"4.4452054794521\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"16\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cybercom-discovered-chinese-malware-in-south-american-nations-joint-chiefs-chairman-nominee.png?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Mark Pomerleau\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Mark Pomerleau<\/h4>\n<p> Mark Pomerleau is a senior reporter for DefenseScoop, covering information warfare, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, influence, battlefield 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