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Covert CIA Cyber Group Targeting Cuba Exposes New Front in U.S.-Havana Pressure Campaign

A new report says the CIA has set up a covert task force to step up cyber, surveillance, and influence operations against Cuba, signaling a quieter but sharper phase in U.S. pressure on Havana. The move, if sustained, could reshape how the island manages its digital space, intelligence defenses, and relations with Washington’s rivals.

The contest between Washington and Havana is shifting further into the shadows of cyberspace and influence, according to a new report that says the CIA has created a covert task force aimed at intensifying pressure on Cuba. The unit is described as focusing on cyber operations, surveillance, and influence activities, adding a modern digital layer to one of the hemisphere’s longest-running geopolitical standoffs. The report, citing U.S. and Cuban-related sources, portrays the group as designed to sharpen tools that fall below the threshold of open conflict or public sanctions: hacking, data collection, targeting of networks, and information operations. While the CIA and U.S. government have not publicly confirmed the details,…

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