The new order sweeps away decades of existing U.S. cybersecurity policy prohibiting private companies from conducting ‘hack back’ attacks or offensive cyber operations.
Archived version: https://archive.is/20260813215558/https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/in-a-first-us-will-allow-some-private-firms-to-carry-out-cyberattacks/
Yes Russia does not care about hacker groups when they don’t target Russia. But I don’t think they have private companies like the rest does.