It's more likely to cover the organizers legally. I imagine no-one wants to be on the receiving end of "You are accused of actively encouraging Iranian / Russi

It's more likely to cover the organizers legally. I imagine no-one wants to be on the receiving end of "You are accused of actively encouraging Iranian / Russian / <insert other sanctioned state here> hackers to identify exploitable security vulnerabilities in appliances owned and operated by Americans; how do you plead?"