Rome, 14 Aug. (LaPresse) – US President Donald Trump has given the green light to US companies to launch cyberattacks against cybercriminals. The ‘New York Times’ reports this, explaining that this practice would bring the US closer to countries such as China and Russia, where intelligence agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to carry out national security missions. The article explains that the Trump administration “is encouraging American companies to launch cyberattacks against hackers, a move which, according to White House officials, will help combat digital scourges such as ransomware, but which, according to some former officials and security experts, could lead to chaos”. According to the New York Times, under a national security memorandum signed by Trump late on Wednesday evening, certain selected companies would collaborate with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to launch cyberattacks against foreign criminal groups, subject to certain conditions. Such attacks, the newspaper explains, would allow both the surveillance of criminal networks and the carrying out of specific hacking operations that could lead to the disruption, manipulation or destruction of information systems and networks, including virtual and physical infrastructure.
US: Trump authorises private companies to carry out cyberattacks against hackers
Rome, 14 Aug. (LaPresse) – US President Donald Trump has given the green light to US companies to launch cyberattacks against cybercriminals. The ‘New York Times’ reports this, explaining that this practice would bring the US closer to countries such as China and Russia, where intelligence agencies have long relied on private-sector hackers to carry out national security missions. The article explains that the Trump administration “is encouraging American companies to launch cyberattacks against hackers, a move which, according to White House officials, will help combat digital scourges such as ransomware, but which, according to some former officials and security experts, could lead to chaos”. According to the New York Times, under a national security memorandum signed by Trump late on Wednesday evening, certain selected companies would collaborate with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security to launch cyberattacks against foreign criminal groups, subject to certain conditions. Such attacks, the newspaper explains, would allow both the surveillance of criminal networks and the carrying out of specific hacking operations that could lead to the disruption, manipulation or destruction of information systems and networks, including virtual and physical infrastructure.