{"rewrite":{"id":"r_32fbcc53711f9bba36c186ec","clusterId":"c_76af512b637a5addef5b41e4","slug":"fbi-reveals-interior-of-kinetic-cyber-range-training-facility","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"FBI Reveals Interior of Kinetic Cyber Range Training Facility","summary":"The FBI has publicly revealed the interior of its Kinetic Cyber Range, a 2,040-square-meter training facility that simulates realistic cyberattack scenarios. Opened in February 2025, the range has trained over 1,400 personnel and includes furnished houses, a courthouse, a hotel, a gas station, a data center, and an arcade, all with functional operating systems.","whyItMatters":"The disclosure marks the first public look at a facility that moves FBI cyber training from theory-based classrooms to immersive, stress-tested simulations based on real case studies.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe FBI opened the Kinetic Cyber Range in February 2025 to give agents, analysts, and forensic experts hands-on practice in environments that mirror real-world digital crime scenes. The facility, roughly the size of five basketball courts, contains over 200 servers running Windows and Linux operating systems. Trainees walk through furnished houses with internet-connected devices, a courthouse, a hotel, a gas station, a data center, a business center, and an arcade-all built with functional systems rather than mere facades.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScenarios are drawn from past case studies. In one, a simulated ransomware attack locks a hospital network, forcing trainees to manage both technical response and human communication with role-playing participants acting as business owners and legal teams. The range is not limited to the FBI; NASA, the U.S. Army, and multiple local law enforcement agencies have also conducted training there.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The FBI built a 2,040-square-meter fake town with functional computers to train for cyberattacks. The arcade and hotel are not props; each machine runs live OSes, meaning every device is a potential target in the simulation.","twitterPost":"FBI's fake town for cyber drills runs live OSes on every machine. The arcade and hotel are not props; they are attack surfaces.","threadsPost":"The FBI's Kinetic Cyber Range is a 2,040-square-meter replica town with furnished houses, a courthouse, and an arcade, all running functional operating systems. Since February 2025, over 1,400 personnel have trained there. The detail that matters: every device is a live attack surface, not a prop.","newsletterBlurb":"The FBI has publicly shown the inside of its Kinetic Cyber Range, a training facility that replicates real-world environments like houses, hotels, and hospitals to simulate cyberattacks. Since opening in February 2025, the range has trained more than 1,400 personnel from the FBI, NASA, the U.S. Army, and local law enforcement.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260616-fbi-cyber-range/\",\"title\":\"Interior of FBI's 'Kinetic Cyber Range,' a Small Town for Simulating Cyberattacks, Revealed\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4074,"outputTokens":611,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1781589239,"createdAt":"2026-06-16T05:46:09.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-06-16T05:49:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-16T05:49:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_76af512b637a5addef5b41e4","canonicalTitle":"FBIが建設したサイバー攻撃をシミュレーションするための小さな町「Kinetic Cyber Range」の内部が公開される","representativeArticleId":"a_543349da5431f081e4e8ddb2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-06-16T05:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-06-16T05:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-16T05:49:57.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260616-fbi-cyber-range/","title":"FBIが建設したサイバー攻撃をシミュレーションするための小さな町「Kinetic Cyber Range」の内部が公開される"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The FBI's Kinetic Cyber Range opened in February 2025 and has trained over 1,400 personnel.","The facility is 2,040 square meters and contains over 200 servers running Windows and Linux operating systems.","The range includes furnished houses, a courthouse, a hotel, a gas station, a data center, a business center, and an arcade with functional systems.","One training scenario simulates a ransomware attack on a hospital network, requiring trainees to handle both technical response and communication with role-playing participants.","NASA, the U.S. Army, and multiple local law enforcement agencies have also conducted training at the range."]}