Trump Guts Biden-Era Cyber Order, Ends Sanctions for Domestic Hackers

President Donald Trump has also significantly amended Executive Order 14144, which former President Joe Biden signed.

US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that prevents domestic cyber attackers from being sanctioned, aiming to stop existing cyber security legislation from being used as a political weapon against rivals.

Specifically, Trump has revised the wording in Executive Order 13694 to apply only to “foreign persons,” thereby narrowing the scope of sanctions for cyber-enabled malicious activities. He says this is to prevent “misuse against domestic political opponents” and to clarify “that sanctions do not apply to election-related activities.”

The president has also significantly amended Executive Order 14144, which was signed by former President Joe Biden, to modernise US cyber security. It now explicitly names China as the most persistent cyber threat, followed by Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

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