As a sanity check, attempted crime is still crime, so not a lawyer but part B isn't exactly ambiguous here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030 http

As a sanity check, attempted crime is still crime, so not a lawyer but part B isn't exactly ambiguous here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1030 In terms of a plausible business model - I mean that's conspiracy to commit crime, like of course that's illegal? And depending on the state actor and the target system - literally treason if it's a cyber attack as a part of a war? You can put whatever you want into a license or contract but obviously that doesn't let you override the actual law