White House creates supervised program for vetted firms to disrupt foreign cybercrime

A White House memorandum directs DOJ and DHS to establish a program under which vetted U.S. companies may conduct surveillance and disruptive cyber operations against foreign cyber-enabled criminal organizations. Each operation requires federal review, written approval and supervision, with implementation procedures due within 60 days. This is not a general license for companies to hack back.

How outlets across the spectrum are covering this story. We link out — headlines belong to their publishers; the summary above is ours.

• TechCrunch · center · factuality: medium-high
  In a first, US will allow some private firms to carry out cyberattacks
• The Verge · lean-left · factuality: high
  The Trump admin will start letting private firms launch international cyberattacks