In August 2025, the White House issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum establishing a process to authorize private government contractors to conduct offensive cyber operations

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Chris Giancarlo presented the concept of cyber privateering at a White House crypto summit in March 2025 attended by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

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The August 2025 White House presidential memorandum explicitly prohibits private cyber contractors from attacking nation-state actors

The August 2025 White House presidential memorandum restricts authorized private cyber contractors to targeting private criminal actors

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The National Security Agency issued a public advisory warning organizations to prepare for updates addressing two critical vulnerabilities in PHP

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