A new White House memo signed by U.S. President Donald Trump instructs the National Coordination Center (NCC) to establish a program that would allow private security companies to apply for approval to hack foreign cybercrime organizations.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/white-house-taps-security-firms-for-offensive-hack-back-operations/
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