The US is to allow private companies to hack foreign cybercriminal groups after US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum that directed the US Department of Justice and the US Department of Homeland Security to allow some US firms to spy on and attack transnational criminal organiza

United States President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday (Aug 12) that the White House said was aimed at empowering federal law enforcement to use cyber tools against…

Aug 12 : U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memo on Wednesday that the White House said was aimed at empowering federal law enforcement to use cyber tools against transnational…

New directive authorises companies to carry out government-directed operations

The Trump administration is employing the private sector in the nation's escalating cyber offensive against foreign threats.