The order empowers the State Department and Treasury Department to freeze the bank accounts and financial assets of those suspected of hacking the US government or US companies, of those who have sponsored hacking, and of those who used hacked information to get a “competitive advantage or private financial gain.”
It would also allow the government to go after hackers who attack critical infrastructure (which includes the power grid, water sanitation plants and more), cause a “significant disruption to the availability of a computer network,” steal intellectual property, or have impacted the “economic health or financial stability of the United States.”
And although the language of the order is very careful to not specifically mention “governments” that hack the United States—that’s what this order is actually about, experts say.
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Obama Declares Hacking a 'National Emergency'
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