US Cyber Command Probes Spike in Suicides Among Elite Hackers
US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of Deaths by Suicide
The US military's cyberwarfare unit is investigating an unusually high number of suicides among its personnel over a month-long period this summer, according to officials and records reviewed by Bloomberg News. The deaths have alarmed lawmakers and military leaders, reigniting concerns about the mental health of military hackers whose workload has surged due to foreign conflicts.
The deaths have worried US lawmakers and military leaders within the secretive section of the armed forces, which defends American computer systems and hacks foreign adversaries.