US authorizes select private companies to conduct offensive cyberattacks

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The United States has issued a new directive permitting certain private firms to carry out offensive cyber operations for the first time. The policy marks a significant departure from decades of established U.S. cybersecurity rules that strictly prohibited companies from conducting so-called 'hack back' attacks. Previously, offensive cyber actions were reserved exclusively for government and military entities. The new order represents one of the most consequential shifts in American cybersecurity policy in recent history.

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