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Trump Memo Paves Way for U.S. Firms to Hack and Disrupt Foreign Crime Groups

lowthehackernewsPublished 2026-08-14

A new White House memo signed by U.S. President Donald Trump has instructed the National Coordination Center (NCC) to establish a program that would allow private sector companies to take advantage of their "innovative capabilities" to break into foreign Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) and disrupt them.

"By partnering with vetted United States companies subject to the direction and

Original source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/trump-memo-paves-way-for-us-firms-to.html