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Trump Memo Paves Way for U.S. Firms to Hack and Disrupt Foreign Crime Groups
The White House has issued a memo directing the National Coordination Center to establish a program enabling vetted U.S. private sector companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against foreign transnational criminal organizations. The initiative aims to leverage commercial cybersecurity capabilities to disrupt criminal infrastructure abroad under government oversight.
Why it matters: Organizations working with U.S. government agencies or involved in critical infrastructure defense should understand the regulatory and liability implications of potential offensive cyber operations, as this policy may create new authorities and partnerships that affect incident response and threat intelligence sharing.
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