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Now the U.S. has to act like it\u2014and the private sector has to stop settling for defense-only while the criminal infrastructure stays intact. <\/p>\n<p>   <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model.jpg?resize=640%2C448&ssl=1\" class=\"single-article__cover-image wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg 2070w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg?resize=300,210 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg?resize=768,538 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg?resize=1024,717 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg?resize=1536,1075 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg?resize=2048,1434 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg?resize=600,420 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg?resize=240,168 240w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg?resize=481,337 481w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg?resize=964,675 964w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-2.jpg?resize=1204,843 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\"><figcaption> (Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"74.198355104015\"><body readability=\"150.08312958435\"><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-cybersecurity-strategy\/\">recently released executive order<\/a> targeting cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes uses language the federal government has often avoided. Now, for the first time, the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/white-house\/\">Trump administration<\/a> is echoing what the cybersecurity industry has been shouting for years: cyber-enabled fraud is a product of transnational organized crime.<\/p>\n<p>That distinction matters because organized crime requires an organized response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/cybercrime\/\">Cybercrime<\/a> is now the world\u2019s fastest-growing criminal economy, built on stealing from everyday people. It is no longer a loose collection of hoodie-wearing hackers in basements or misfits trading malware in online forums. It is a mature global industry operating at scale. In the entirety of human history, there has not been a transfer of wealth of this magnitude since the era of pillaging empires. We have just gotten so used to it that it feels like background noise.<\/p>\n<p>Modern cybercrime groups look less like street gangs and more like corporations. They run structured operations, complete with HR departments, training pipelines, performance metrics, and technology stacks that rival most enterprise companies. Their attackers don\u2019t rely on sophisticated <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/exploits\/\">exploits<\/a> \u2014 they think like expert investigators, systematically probing for weaknesses, exploiting psychological pressure, manipulating insiders, and using deception to move through gaps that defenders left open. They operate around the clock, in every time zone, and increasingly use AI to automate attacks at a scale that once required highly skilled operators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Worse yet is that many of these operations rely on forced labor. Scam compounds in Southeast Asia run like factory floors, with rows of trafficked workers carrying out romance scams, cryptocurrency fraud, and impersonation schemes under threat of violence.<\/p>\n<p>Their goal is to make fraud faster and more profitable. The result is a global criminal ecosystem that extends far beyond online scams. It fuels human trafficking, weapons smuggling, political corruption, compromised organ systems, and even nuclear programs.<\/p>\n<p>If the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/federal-it\/\">federal government<\/a> is ready to recognize what the industry has known \u2014 that cybercrime truly operates like an organized global industry \u2014 then responding to it solely through traditional law enforcement is not enough. The question goes beyond how governments apply <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/sanctions\/\">sanctions<\/a>, coordinate investigations, or pressure jurisdictions that harbor these operations. The greater question is whether the private sector is willing to help dismantle the infrastructure that allows this industry to thrive.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-one-word-changes-everything\">One word changes everything<\/h4>\n<p>I want to be specific about why this executive order is different, because the language is not accidental.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The order doesn\u2019t just call these groups \u201chackers\u201d or \u201corganized crime.\u201d It calls them transnational criminal organizations (TCOs). That word carries legal and operational weight that most coverage has glossed over. Transnational is the jurisdictional framing that authorizes an entirely different class of response. It is the same threshold that moves a case from local law enforcement to federal jurisdiction and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>Pair that with what follows \u2013 \u201claw enforcement, diplomacy, and potential offensive actions\u201d \u2013 and you are reading something that goes well beyond a policy memo. Notice the sequence: diplomacy before offensive action is proportionality doctrine. But the administration did not rule out offensive action. The document also calls for deploying the \u201cfull suite of U.S. government defensive and offensive cyber operations\u201d and uses the word \u201cshape\u201d as its first pillar of action. In military doctrine, shaping an adversary\u2019s behavior does not mean gentle persuasion. It means force is part of the calculus.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the language of a consumer protection policy. Whoever wrote this has studied the opposition.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-an-organized-threat-demands-an-organized-response\">An organized threat demands an organized response<\/h4>\n<p>The executive order draws a line in the sand: cybercrime has outgrown its origins as a consumer protection issue. It\u2019s now a fundamental threat to economic stability and national security. But tackling an industry operating at this scale requires more than government action alone. The order\u2019s answer is to mobilize the private sector \u2013 giving companies the green light to identify and disrupt adversary networks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That framing matters.<\/p>\n<p>The private sector sees the machinery of cybercrime every day. Security vendors, major platforms, and infrastructure providers spot the command-and-control servers, malicious domains, and payment pipelines that keep these operations moving. Too often, that intelligence is used only to defend commercial interests, when in reality, it should also be used to disrupt the networks behind the attacks. When criminal groups lose core infrastructure, they have to rebuild. That costs time. That costs money. That creates pressure.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the order puts a question squarely before the private sector: How far is it willing to go, and under what terms? I spent my career believing \u201cminimal force\u201d matters. Precise, proportionate action prevents escalation and avoids creating cascading problems. As we move beyond a defense-only approach, those principles matter more than ever.<\/p>\n<p>There is another question that sits underneath all of this: How far does \u201cpotential offensive actions\u201d actually go? Does it stop at cyberspace? Financial sanctions? Asked bluntly, \u201cWill leaders and shareholders know whether providing threat intelligence ends with a measured network take-down or an all-out drone strike on the fraudulent call center?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organizations need to fix the security weaknesses criminals are exploiting for profit. Most attacks in 2026 do not succeed because criminals are brilliant. They succeed because the basics are missing. No multifactor authentication. Weak Identity controls. Unpatched vulnerabilities sit open for months. Criminals don\u2019t care about your industry or company size. They go where it\u2019s easiest.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When organizations ignore basic security controls, they are doing more than accepting risk. They\u2019re subsidizing the criminal infrastructure that exploits those gaps.<\/p>\n<p>Governments must keep pressure on nations that harbor these operations. Large-scale cybercrime thrives where enforcement is weak or non-existent. The order specifically calls out \u201cnations that tolerate predatory activity\u201d\u2014a signal that safe havens won\u2019t be ignored. Stronger coordination across governments, law enforcement, and private industry can make it much harder for criminals to operate at scale.<\/p>\n<p>The order also targets \u201cforeign TCOs and associated networks,\u201d with \u201cassociated networks\u201d being a deliberately broad phrase. Defining who qualifies will be critical. Draw the lines too narrowly and the policy won\u2019t work. Too broadly and you risk dangerous escalation.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, cybercriminal groups are disciplined because discipline pays. Disrupting them will require the same. It will demand pressure on countries that act as safe havens. It will take dismantling the infrastructure behind these schemes. It will require better basic security across every organization that criminals target.<\/p>\n<p>The executive order is right \u2013 Cybercrime is organized. It is industrial. It is ruthless. For the first time in a long time, the response looks like it might be, too. Whether the government, private sector, and public can align around what this actually demands, and what it risks, are still unanswered questions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After years of watching policy documents gather dust while victim numbers grow, I will take action over perfection every time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Kyle Hanslovan is a former NSA cyberwarfare operator and CEO of Huntress Labs<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"2.4072580645161\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"11\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/washington-is-right-cybercrime-is-organized-crime-now-we-need-to-shut-down-the-business-model-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Kyle Hanslovan\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Kyle Hanslovan<\/h4>\n<p> Kyle Hanslovan is a former U.S. Air Force cyber warfare operator and NSA operative who spent years tracking and infiltrating criminal hacking networks. 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