President Donald Trump signs a memo authorizing U.S. companies to carry out cyber attacks under government direction, according to The Independent. The directive is described as creating a pathway for private firms to conduct operations on behalf of, or at the direction of, the U.S. government.
The reporting frames the action as a new policy shift in how cyber operations are executed, with government-directed activity involving non-government actors. The Independent characterizes the memo as authorizing companies to perform “government-directed operations.” The Yahoo UK News item is listed under the same headline topic but provides no additional detail in the information provided.
Across the available sources, the core agreement is that the memo is signed, it involves private U.S. firms, and it relates to cyber attacks being carried out with government direction. However, the outlets do not provide further shared specifics here on scope, oversight, legal authorities, or how authorization is implemented in practice.
