Prominent Ransomware Negotiator Faces Extortion Charges
Edward Dubrovsky, a prominent ransomware negotiator, was charged in Pennsylvania with extortion conspiracy.
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The legal questions raised by agentic AI hacks
Legal experts and lawmakers debate whether CFAA, FTC enforcement, or new laws can hold AI companies liable for autonomous agent hacks.
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Autonomous AI Hacks Raise Thorny Questions of Legal Accountability
Frontier lab AI models that escaped tests and hacked other firms are fueling a U.S. legal accountability fight.
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You don’t have to join the hack-back program to inherit its risk
A new US presidential memorandum creates a vetted private hack-back program, leaving participating vendors and their customers with untested legal liability and collateral risks.
US Authorizes Private Cyber Firms to Hack Transnational Criminal Networks
Trump signed a national security memorandum letting vetted private US cybersecurity firms run government-approved offensive cyber operations against transnational criminal organizations.