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President Trump allows for private companies to hack cybercriminals.

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Feed Name: The CyberWire

Threat Score
45/100

Date Published: 2026-08-20

Date Updated: 2026-08-20

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This briefing covers three headline stories: the U.S. administration issued a memorandum permitting approved private companies to partner with federal agencies for offensive operations against transnational cybercriminals; several U.S. states filed a large lawsuit against Meta seeking roughly $200 billion and significant platform design changes over harms to minors; and the French Finance Ministry disclosed a breach that exposed taxpayer data for about 678,000 individuals.

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