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Trump signs memo allowing cyber tools against foreign crime groups
Trump signs memo allowing cyber tools against foreign crime groups
US President Donald Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum on Wednesday empowering federal law enforcement to use cyber tools against transnational criminal organisations operating abroad to attack Americans. The White House…
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US President Donald Trump signed a national security presidential memorandum on Wednesday empowering federal law enforcement to use cyber tools against transnational criminal organisations operating abroad to attack Americans. The White House said the memo directs the administration to "leverage the capability and innovation of the private sector" for such operations under US government authority.
The fact sheet cited ransomware attacks, financial frauds and other crimes by foreign-based groups. It creates a framework encouraging private firms to share threat information with each other and with agencies, and to propose cyber operations. The move aims to disrupt criminal networks that US officials say target American citizens from foreign jurisdictions.
The Indian Opinion
The memo's promise of private-sector muscle sounds bold, but it is short on specifics. Who authorises a cyber operation, and how will civilian companies be kept from overstepping into acts of war? Trump's "wall of steel" talk at Hormuz shows his flair for inflating maritime control, and this memo risks similar overreach. Watch for one thing: whether the White House names a single cyber operation it has actually run under this framework, and holds a foreign criminal group accountable. Until then, treat the fanfare as posture, not policy.
Source: deccanherald.com
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