President Barack Obama has issued an executive order allowing sanctions against individuals and groups outside the United States that use cyberattacks to threaten the country’s foreign policy, national security or economic stability, according to Reuters.
The change in law will allow the country to unilaterally lay economic sanctions against cybercriminals, regardless of extradition treaties the US has with their home country. The US State Department and Treasury will be able to freeze bank accounts and financial assets of those under suspicion. Wired believes the order to be “aimed primarily at state-sponsored actors and other hackers who are beyond the reach of law enforcement or diplomatic efforts.”
Obama issues cybersecurity executive order to tackle 'national emergency'
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