Deputy U.S. Attorney General Lisa Monaco speaks during the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Police Executives Forum on May 6, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty Images) DOJ changes to CFAA guidance are overhyped, lawyers say The Department of Justice's guidance on when and how to charge defendants for violating CFAA remains ambiguous, lawyers say. Jun 7, 2022 By Suzanne Smalley
The Department of Justice (DOJ) in Washington, DC, on February 5, 2022. (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) DOJ revises computer fraud prosecution standards to ease off ‘good-faith’ research The policy revision instructs prosecutors not to target good-faith security research under the historically fraught law. May 19, 2022
LinkedIn accounts. (Getty) Court reaffirms that data scraping isn’t hacking in LinkedIn appeal The court dismissed LinkedIn's arguments that it had put up "gates" in the form of technical measures to block scraping and legal action. Apr 18, 2022 By Tonya Riley
The aerial view of BURJ KHALIFA and downtown at Sunset on December 20, 2018 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Rustam Azmi/Getty Images) Former US intelligence operatives charged with helping UAE hack rivals, Americans The charges accuse three American citizens of helping the UAE spy on foreign rivals, activists and U.S. citizens. Sep 14, 2021 By Tonya Riley
(Geoff Livingston / Flickr) A Supreme Court ruling limits the reach of a landmark hacking law The Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling is a significant step in limiting the bounds of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Jun 3, 2021 By Tonya Riley
(Geoff Livingston / Flickr) Supreme Court considers scope of federal anti-hacking law in biggest cyber case to date The court has until it goes on recess next summer to hand down a ruling. Nov 30, 2020 By Tim Starks
Supreme Court. Photo: Richard Gillin/Flickr (CC BY SA 2.0) Security researchers slam Voatz brief to the Supreme Court on anti-hacking law Much is at stake when the Supreme Court considers the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Sep 14, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
A sign of Voatz’s deteriorating relationship with HackerOne came last month when researchers noticed that Voatz had updated its policy on the HackerOne website, saying it couldn’t “guarantee safe harbor” for researchers accessing the company’s live election systems. (Scoop News Group) Voatz urges Supreme Court to not protect ethical research from prosecution The Boston-based company previously severed ties with a bug bounty platform over a discrepancy. Sep 4, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) Researchers to Supreme Court: Terms of service violations shouldn’t be CFAA crime Researchers worry that corporations' "terms of service" could have too much sway over the implementation of a federal anti-hacking law. Jul 8, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Perzonseo Webbyra / Flickr) Facebook sues to curb data scraping, fake Instagram likes from outside developers It's part of an effort to show Facebook can regulate itself. Jun 18, 2020 By Jeff Stone