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Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) Targeted by New U.S. Offensive Cyber Program

August 14, 2026

Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) are foreign groups that conduct cyber-enabled crimes such as ransomware, phishing, financial fraud, sextortion, and pig butchering scams against U.S. citizens and interests. A new White House memo authorizes vetted U.S. private companies to conduct cyber surveillance and effects operations against these groups, with oversight from the National Coordination Center and Department of Justice.