Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens
- Executive Order Number
- 14390
- President
- Donald Trump
- Signed
- March 6, 2026
- Published
- March 11, 2026
- Source
- Federal Register
- Original Document
- https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-11/pdf/2026-04826.pdf
AI-Generated Summary
Executive Order 14390: Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens
Purpose
The order aims to protect American citizens from cybercrime, fraud, and predatory schemes—such as ransomware, phishing, financial fraud, sextortion, and impersonation—often perpetrated by Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) with potential foreign state support. It establishes a U.S. policy to harden financial and digital systems, counter threats via law enforcement, diplomacy, and potential offensive actions, support victims, issue public alerts, and prioritize vulnerable populations.
Key Actions and Directives
- Sec. 2 (Combating Scam Centers and Cybercrime): Secretaries of State, Treasury, War, Attorney General (AG), and Homeland Security (DHS), with Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) and Assistant to the President for Homeland Security Affairs (APHSA):
- Within 60 days: Review operational, technical, diplomatic, and regulatory frameworks to improve combating TCOs.
- Within 120 days: Submit an action plan identifying TCOs and proposing prevention, disruption, investigation, and dismantlement strategies; create an operational cell within the National Coordination Center (NCC) from EO 14159 to coordinate federal efforts, including private sector involvement.
- Enhance attribution and disruption using commercial cybersecurity intelligence.
- Improve federal information sharing and coordination.
- AG to prioritize prosecutions of cyber-enabled fraud.
- DHS, via Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), to provide training and resilience support to State, local, Tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners.
- Sec. 3 (Victim Restoration Program): AG to recommend, within 90 days, a program using seized/forfeited funds from TCOs for victim restoration, consistent with DOJ victim service goals.
- Sec. 4 (International Engagement): Secretary of State, with NCC, to demand foreign enforcement against TCOs, impose consequences (e.g., sanctions, visa restrictions, trade penalties, diplomat expulsions), and coordinate with allies.
Significant Changes to Policy or Law
- No direct statutory changes; directs reviews, action plans, and recommendations to strengthen existing frameworks.
- Establishes a new NCC operational cell leveraging EO 14159's structure.
- Emphasizes integration of private sector intelligence and potential "offensive actions" in responses.
- Standard general provisions (Sec. 5) affirm no impairment of existing authorities or creation of enforceable rights.
Potential Impacts
- Government Agencies: Increased interagency coordination, resource allocation for reviews/plans, new operational cell; enhanced roles for DOJ (prosecutions/victim programs), DHS/CISA (training), and State (diplomacy/sanctions).
- Citizens: Improved protection via disruption of TCOs, victim restitution, public alerts, and SLTT resilience; prioritizes vulnerable groups (e.g., youth, elderly).
- International Relations: Pressure on foreign regimes via demands, sanctions, and allied coordination; potential escalation if "offensive actions" are pursued.
Main Stakeholders Affected
- U.S. Federal Agencies: State, Treasury, War/Defense, DOJ, DHS/CISA, ONCD, APHSA, NCC.
- State, Local, Tribal, Territorial (SLTT) Governments: Training and infrastructure hardening.
- Private Sector: Cybersecurity firms for intelligence sharing.
- Citizens/Victims: Direct beneficiaries of protection and restoration.
- Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs): Targets for disruption and prosecution.
- Foreign Governments: Subject to diplomatic pressure, sanctions, and consequences.
Notable Legal, Constitutional, or Political Implications
- Legal: Actions must be "consistent with applicable law" and subject to appropriations; no new private rights of action created. Relies on existing authorities for sanctions, prosecutions, and seizures.
- Constitutional: Invokes presidential authority under Constitution/laws; potential for "offensive actions" raises questions on executive cyber powers (e.g., under Title 10/50 U.S.C.), though unspecified.
- Political: Signals aggressive, whole-of-government approach to cyber threats; references "Secretary of War" (atypical modern terminology); ties to prior EO 14159 on border/invasion issues, suggesting broader national security framing.
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