{"id":46748,"date":"2022-05-20T15:28:13","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T15:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/33474\/DOJ-Announces-It-Wont-Prosecute-White-Hat-Security-Researchers.html"},"modified":"2022-05-20T15:28:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T15:28:13","slug":"doj-announces-it-wont-prosecute-white-hat-security-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/doj-announces-it-wont-prosecute-white-hat-security-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"DOJ Announces It Won&#8217;t Prosecute White Hat Security Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"topic-callout\" readability=\"7.2888888888889\">\n<div class=\"topic-callout__img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/topic\/cyber\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/video-images.vice.com\/topics\/57a205628cb727dec795a6b1\/callout_logo\/1614199980283-screen-shot-2021-02-24-at-34918-pm.png?resize=240:*\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2021-02-24 at 3\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard&#8217;s podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"29\"><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday the Department of Justice announced a policy shift in that it will no longer prosecute good-faith security research that would have violated the country\u2019s federal hacking law the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA).<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"29\"><\/p>\n<p>The move is significant in that the CFAA has often posed a threat to security researchers who may probe or hack systems in an effort to identify vulnerabilities so they can be fixed. The revision of the policy means that such research should not face charges.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adph adph--border\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"28.256880733945\"><\/p>\n<p>\u201cComputer security research is a key driver of improved cybersecurity,\u201d Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/department-justice-announces-new-policy-charging-cases-under-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>said in a statement published with the announcement<\/span><\/a>. \u201cThe department has never been interested in prosecuting good-faith computer security research as a crime, and today\u2019s announcement promotes cybersecurity by providing clarity for good-faith security researchers who root out vulnerabilities for the common good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"32.5\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/press-release\/file\/1507126\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>The policy itself reads<\/span><\/a> that \u201cthe Department\u2019s goals for CFAA enforcement are to promote privacy and cybersecurity by upholding the legal right of individuals, network owners, operators, and other persons to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information stored in their information systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"32.478747203579\"><\/p>\n<p>For decades experts have criticized the broad nature of the CFAA. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, an activist organization, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/document\/cfaa-and-security-researchers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>previously said that<\/span><\/a> \u201cSecurity research is important to keep all computer users safe. If we do not know about security vulnerabilities, we cannot fix them, and we cannot make better computer systems in the future. The CFAA should protect white-hat hackers and give them incentives to continue their important work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<div class=\"adph adph--border\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"33\"><\/p>\n<p>Andrew Crocker, a senior staff attorney on the EFF\u2019s civil liberties team told Motherboard in a statement \u201cWe&#8217;re pleased to see the Department of Justice recognize the contribution that security research plays in strengthening the security of the entire Internet, everything from messaging and social media applications to financial systems to critical infrastructure. Too often, the specter of the CFAA\u2014with its ill-defined focus on \u2018unauthorized access\u2019\u2014deters researchers from discovering and disclosing vulnerabilities in these systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"36\"><\/p>\n<p>He said that the new policy does not go far enough. \u201cBy exempting research conducted \u2018solely\u2019 in \u2018good faith,\u2019 the policy calls into question work that serves both security goals and other motives, such as a researcher&#8217;s desire to be compensated or recognized for their contribution. As an agency policy, it does not bind courts and can be rescinded at any time such as by a future administration. And it does nothing to lessen the risk of frivolous or overbroad CFAA civil litigation against security researchers, journalists, and innovators. The policy is a good start, but it is no substitute for comprehensive CFAA reform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"32\"><\/p>\n<p>The announcement provided an example of the sort of \u2018research\u2019 that would be considered bad faith and could still face charges. \u201cDiscovering vulnerabilities in devices in order to extort their owners, even if claimed as \u2018research,\u2019 is not in good faith,\u201d it reads.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"29\"><\/p>\n<p>The new policy comes into effect immediately and all federal prosecutors who wish to charge cases under the CFAA are required to follow the policy, the announcement adds.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"27\"><\/p>\n<p><em>Updated: This piece has been updated to include a statement from the EFF.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"abc__textblock size--article\" data-component=\"TextBlock\" readability=\"19.105882352941\"><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Subscribe to our cybersecurity podcast,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/cyber\/id1441708044?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CYBER<\/a>. Subscribe to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/motherboardtv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our new Twitch channel<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/span>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/33474\/DOJ-Announces-It-Wont-Prosecute-White-Hat-Security-Researchers.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[277],"tags":[603],"class_list":["post-46748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity-blogs","tag-headlinehackergovernmentusa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DOJ Announces It Won&#039;t 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