The new order sweeps away decades of existing U.S. cybersecurity policy prohibiting private companies from conducting 'hack back' attacks or offensive cyber operations.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20260813215558/https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to-carry-out-cyberattacks/

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[–] 36 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Only in the U.S. would cyber warfare be privatized...

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    I thought most of the attacks we get from China are state sponsored

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    It's about private companies who are allowed to hack, not the government themselves. And China has those too, like Israel and the US.

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