US government will let private companies hack criminal gangs
- The Trump administration will let private companies hack foreign criminal organizations as part of a new program that could expand the U.
- government’s ability to disrupt those groups’ cybercrime activities while also introducing myriad legal challenges and perils.
- President Donald Trump late Wednesday issued a memorandum directing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to create a program allowing vetted companies to hack into criminal groups to spy on them or sabotage their operations.
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- The Trump administration will let private companies hack foreign criminal organizations as part of a new program that could expand the U.
- government’s ability to disrupt those groups’ cybercrime activities while also introducing myriad legal challenges and perils.
- President Donald Trump late Wednesday issued a memorandum directing the departments of Justice and Homeland Security to create a program allowing vetted companies to hack into criminal groups to spy on them or sabotage their operations.
Sources: Cybersecuritydive