The White House unveiled a program on August 12 that will allow vetted American companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks under federal supervision, marking a significant shift in how the U.S. government approaches cybercrime enforcement. President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum establishing the initiative inside the National Coordination...Read More
The White House unveiled a program on August 12 that will allow vetted American companies to conduct offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks under federal supervision, marking a significant shift in how the U.S. government approaches cybercrime enforcement. President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum establishing the initiative inside the National Coordination...Read More
President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Aug. 12 that looks to enlist private-sector companies to help launch cyberattacks abroad against transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). The memo directs the Homeland Security Task Force’s National Coordination Center (NCC) to create a program to conduct specific cyber operations that disrupt foreign TCOs. The private sector would...Read More
A notorious hacking collective has reportedly breached around 50 companies, including industry giants Philips and Shell, as announced on its website. By exploiting software vulnerabilities, the group allegedly stole massive data volumes. Philips, among the reported targets, confirmed a cyber attack attempt though claimed no customer data was affected. Similarly, Shell acknowledged a potential incident,...Read More
Reading time: 2 minutes Cyber student working on cyber logs at UH Maui College To tackle a critical nationwide shortage of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals, the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College has secured a three-year, $441,645 National Science Foundation (NSF) award to launch a groundbreaking project: “CyberAI Innovation: AI-Enhanced Cyber Data Analytics Education.”...Read More
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Key Insights: Crypto theft accounts for about one-third of reported cybercrime losses in the U.S. Trump’s order expands cyber operations against foreign criminal organizations. Private companies can support government-led efforts to disrupt cybercrime networks. Crypto theft accounts for about a third of cybercrime losses reported by Americans, according to White House official Patrick Witt. Witt...Read More
Aug 14, 2026 10:39:00 President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum of understanding authorizing the government to hire private companies to combat cybercrime. This will allow private companies to carry out government-sanctioned operations, including cyberattacks. Expanding Capabilities to Combat Transnational Cyber-Enabled Crime – The White House https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/expanding-capabilities-to-combat-transnational-cyber-enabled-crime/ White House taps security firms for offensive hack-back...Read More
Ransomware victim numbers stayed broadly flat in the second quarter, while the number of active groups reached a record high, according to Check Point. Leaked material from The Gentlemen offered a rare look at how a small team built a leading operation. Data leak sites recorded 2,139 ransomware victims in the quarter, little changed from...Read More
Suisun.com A city of roughly 30,000 residents in Northern California — staffed by a two-person IT department — is now in its seventh day of a ransomware shutdown that has taken down City Hall, knocked out ten municipal departments, and forced its elected council to meet in emergency closed session over a criminal extortion demand...Read More
