White House taps security firms for offensive hack-back operations

BleepingComputer by Sergiu Gatlan 13 August 2026, 16:30 EEST Security

A new White House memo signed by U.S. President Donald Trump instructs the National Coordination Center (NCC) to establish a program that would allow private security companies to apply for approval to hack foreign cybercrime organizations.

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