Trump secretly allows the CIA to conduct cyber attacks

Stefan Mileschin · 17th July 2020, 10:15

Without being overseen by anyone

The Central Intelligence Agency has been given the power to conduct a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets without any oversight or needing to get approval.

Yahoo News reported this, citing former US officials with direct knowledge of the matter.

The secret authorisation, known as a presidential finding, gives the spy agency more freedom in both the kinds of operations it conducts and who it targets, undoing many restrictions that had been in place under prior administrations.

The finding allows the CIA to authorise its own covert cyber operations more easily, rather than requiring the agency to get approval from the White House.

Unlike previous presidential findings that have focused on a specific foreign policy objective or outcome -- such as preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power -- this directive, driven by the National Security Council and crafted by the CIA, focuses more broadly on a capability: covert action in cyberspace.

https://fudzilla.com/news/51189-trum...-cyber-attacks

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Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,514	Trump secretly allows the CIA to conduct cyber attacks Without being overseen by anyone The Central Intelligence Agency has been given the power to conduct a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets without any oversight or needing to get approval. Yahoo News reported this, citing former US officials with direct knowledge of the matter. The secret authorisation, known as a presidential finding, gives the spy agency more freedom in both the kinds of operations it conducts and who it targets, undoing many restrictions that had been in place under prior administrations. The finding allows the CIA to authorise its own covert cyber operations more easily, rather than requiring the agency to get approval from the White House. Unlike previous presidential findings that have focused on a specific foreign policy objective or outcome -- such as preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power -- this directive, driven by the National Security Council and crafted by the CIA, focuses more broadly on a capability: covert action in cyberspace. https://fudzilla.com/news/51189-trum...-cyber-attacks

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