> White House authorizes private US companies to hack foreign criminal networks
[AUTHOR: Sinisa Markovic]
[DATE: 13/08/2026 14:31]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
President Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on August 12 allowing vetted private companies to run offensive cyber operations against foreign threat actors, under the control and oversight of the US government.
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