{"id":57626,"date":"2024-11-08T16:49:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/36573\/Legal-Protections-For-Securty-Researchers-Sought-In-New-German-Draft-Law.html"},"modified":"2024-11-08T16:49:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:49:38","slug":"legal-protections-for-securty-researchers-sought-in-new-german-draft-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/legal-protections-for-securty-researchers-sought-in-new-german-draft-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Protections For Securty Researchers Sought In New German Draft Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/files.cyberriskalliance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AdobeStock_834621622.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>A German draft law <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmj.de\/SharedDocs\/Pressemitteilungen\/DE\/2024\/1104_ComputerStrafR.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced this week<\/a> would protect researchers who discover security vulnerabilities from potential criminal prosecution under the nation\u2019s computer crimes law.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed amendment to German Criminal Code \u00a7 202a, drafted by the country\u2019s Federal Ministry of Justice in response to feedback from experts in academia, law and cybersecurity, adds explicit exceptions to the definition of data espionage to exclude data access made with the intention to uncover and responsibility report a vulnerability or other security risk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who aim to close IT security gaps deserve recognition \u2014 not a letter from the prosecutor,\u201d Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann said in a statement, which SC Media translated from German to English using ChatGPT.<\/p>\n<p>Buschmann highlighted the potential consequences of security vulnerabilities on personal data and the operations of organizations including hospitals, transportation companies and power plants, stating it is in the \u201cbest interest of society\u201d that security gaps are discovered and resolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this legislative proposal, we will eliminate criminal liability risks for individuals who undertake this important task,\u201d Buschmann stated.<\/p>\n<h2>Proposal clarifies that \u201cunauthorized\u201d access does not include legitimate security research<\/h2>\n<p>The original version of Criminal Code \u00a7 202a, which covers the crime of data espionage, stated that \u201canyone who, without authorization, gains access for themselves or another to data that is not intended for them and is specifically protected against unauthorized access by overcoming access security\u201d shall receive a penalty of up to three years in prison or a fine (original German text translated to English with ChatGPT).<\/p>\n<p>The proposed updated version would include the same language, but add a section that clarifies access is not \u201cunauthorized\u201d if it is \u201ccarried out with the intent to identify a vulnerability or other security risk in an information technology system\u201d and responsibly report the flaw to an appropriate authority such as those responsible for the vulnerable system, the manufacturer of an affected product or the German Federal Office for Information Security.<\/p>\n<p>The draft also includes a line stating the activity conducted must be \u201cnecessary to identify the security vulnerability\u201d to be protected from prosecution, thus potentially excluding cases where excessive access was made relative to what was needed to report and resolve the flaw.<\/p>\n<p>The same amendment that would add protections for security researchers also adds greater penalties for \u201csevere cases\u201d of data espionage, increasing the potential prison time from \u201cup to three years\u201d to \u201cthree months to five years.\u201d Severe cases are defined as those that cause significant financial loss, that are conducted with financial motivations or as part of a criminal gang, and that impact critical infrastructure or government systems.<\/p>\n<p>The same protections and increased penalties outlined in the amendment to \u00a7 202a will also apply to \u00a7 202b and \u00a7 303a, which cover data interception and data tampering, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>A public comment period for the proposed amendment will last until Dec. 13, 2024, after which the proposal will be go through the process of being forwarded to the German federal parliament for consideration.<\/p>\n<h2>A potential blueprint for U.S. law?<\/h2>\n<p>Potential criminal or civil liability for research activities has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scworld.com\/news\/fear-of-prosecution-hampers-security-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">long been a concern<\/a> in the cybersecurity community following several cases of criminal investigation, lawsuits and legal threats against security researchers.<\/p>\n<p>For example, in 2021, British security researcher Rob Dyke was <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robdykedotcom\/status\/1374667465955938306\">contacted by police<\/a> after discovering and reporting a GitHub repository that exposed credentials and other sensitive data to the Apperta Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>In a more recent case in the U.S., researcher David Leroy Ross Jr. was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scworld.com\/news\/city-of-columbus-sues-researcher-for-sharing-leaked-ransomware-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sued by the City of Columbus, Ohio<\/a> in September 2024 after sharing data leaked from a ransomware attack on the city with the media and criticizing the city for downplaying the attack. The city has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scworld.com\/news\/rhysida-ransomware-attack-on-columbus-claimed-500k-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dropped their lawsuit<\/a> against Ross.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, the U.S. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) does not contain explicit exceptions for legitimate security research, although the Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/department-justice-announces-new-policy-charging-cases-under-computer-fraud-and-abuse-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">changed its policy in 2022<\/a> to specifically direct prosecutors not to press charges against those who conduct \u201cgood-faith security research.\u201d However, there have been efforts to advocate for a more comprehensive reform of the CFAA to include protections for security researchers.<\/p>\n<p>For example, for more than a decade, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/issues\/cfaa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Electronic Frontier Foundation has promoted \u201cAaron\u2019s Law,\u201d<\/a> which would clarify the CFAA to prevent cases where researchers or those who commit minor violations \u2013 such as breaking a website\u2019s terms of service \u2013 could face prison time and other severe penalties. The law is named after activist Aaron Swartz, who died by suicide in 2013 after being prosecuted under the CFAA for downloading large volumes of academic journals from JSTOR using his MIT account.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/36573\/Legal-Protections-For-Securty-Researchers-Sought-In-New-German-Draft-Law.html\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>READ MORE HERE&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57627,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[277],"tags":[11105],"class_list":["post-57626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity-blogs","tag-headlinehackergovernmentgermany"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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