‘Cyber privateers’: Trump issues order allowing US companies to hack overseas groups under certain conditions
- Posted on August 13, 2026
- By CNN
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‘Cyber privateers’: Trump issues order allowing US companies to hack overseas groups under certain conditions
The Trump administration is enlisting private companies to conduct cyberattacks on foreign cybercriminals in a major policy shift that experts say could come with legal risk for the companies.