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NSA revives 'Tailored Access Operations' name for elite hacking unit

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Feed Name: The Record from Recorded Future News

Date Published: 2026-07-09

Date Updated: 2026-07-23

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The NSA has rebranded its Office of Computer Network Operations (CNO) back to Tailored Access Operations (TAO), reuniting developers and operators under the historic TAO identity to accelerate offensive cyber operations; the article outlines the rationale for the change and recounts TAO's past role in operations such as Stuxnet and the implications of leaked tools (Shadow Brokers/EternalBlue), but does not report a new incident or active attack.

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