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Cyber Letters of Marque and Reprisal: “Hacking Back” (2014)
- SixSigma 11y agoA world where "they hacked me first" becomes a defence and all concerned deliberately hiding / obfuscating their tracks. And then the opportunity for getting two third parties to retaliate against each other ad nauseum. What a recipe for disaster.
- techdragon 11y agoI honestly had this idea 5 years ago. I figured they were probably just not talking about it, or used new language in whatever document they now use. The concept is 100% analogous. The Letter of Marque and Reprisal is precisely the kind of relationship that solves the need for 'sanction' in the private contractor doing 'investigative' government infosec work type of scenario.
- CM30 11y agoIsn't this just what many of the malicious hackers have been doing already? I've seen tons of cases where a hacking group got their site compromised, then the rival's site ended up wiped out about a week afterwards in retaliation. It's not really a good idea, because it just invites wars and personal vendettas that never end. And it's likely the damage will just go up and up each time.