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Presidential Memorandum Authorizes Vetted Private Companies to Conduct Offensive Cyber Operations Against Foreign Criminal Organizations

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On August 12, 2026, President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum, Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime (the “NSPM”). The NSPM directs the creation of a program (the “Program”) under which vetted private United States contractors (“Participating Companies”) will be authorized to conduct cyber surveillance and cyber effects operations against foreign cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations (“CE-TCOs”), under the direction,…
By: Mayer Brown
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