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Hacking Back

A new bill would allow a victim of a cyberattack to access the attacker's computer to gather information.

By Danielle Andrus | Updated on March 24, 2017

Rep. Tom Graves (R-Ga.), introduced a bill as a discussion draft that would allow a victim of a cyberattack to access the attacker’s computer in order to gather information about the attack to share with law enforcement or to stop the hacker from continuing to access their network.

The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act would not allow cyberattack victims to destroy any information on their attacker’s network or to otherwise cause a threat to public safety. The proposed amendment has not been formally introduced yet.

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