news Cloud Tech Policy 2026-09-20

White House Authorizes Vetted Private Firms to Launch Counter-Cyberattacks at Own Legal Risk

President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum enabling pre-vetted U.S. companies to carry out active offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal infrastructure, subject to legal liability risks.

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