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White House taps security firms for offensive hack-back operations
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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The White House has issued a memo outlining a new program that would enable private security companies to engage in offensive hacking operations against foreign cybercrime organizations. This development involves the National Coordination Center instructing private security firms to apply for approval to conduct these operations. The implications of this program are not yet clear, but it appears to represent a shift in the US government's approach to cybersecurity.
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