12 May 2026

Cyberattacks are now part of US counterterrorism strategy

DAVID DIMOLFETTA

Offensive cyber operations may be used against groups deemed threats to U.S. interests, the Trump administration says in its new counterterrorism strategyCounter-terror activities against state actors “include offensive cyber operations against those planning to kill Americans or who support those plotting to do so,” says the strategy, which was released on Wednesday.

Groups who present threats include narcoterrorists and transnational gangs, Islamic terrorist groups, and “violent left-wing extremists, including anarchists and anti-fascists,” the document says. Diplomatic, financial, cyber, and covert actions may be used to deter or otherwise hinder state actors from helping foreign terrorist organizations, the strategy says. Cybe

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