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

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NSA last week changed the moniker of its Office of Computer Network Operations (CNO) back to Tailored Access Operations (TAO), a name that is sure to elicit nostalgia among the broader digital community for a group with roots in the early 1990s.

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7/9/2026, 1:20:00 PM

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7/9/2026, 3:19:07 PM

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