Proposed Legislation Would Give Legal Right to Hack Back

Hacking back is a perennial and contentious issue. Its latest instance comes in the form of a 'Discussion Draft' bill proposed by Representative Tom Graves (R-GA): The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act. Graves claims it is gaining bipartisan support, and he expects to present it to the House of Representatives for vote within the next few months.
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LastPass Flaws Allow Hackers to Steal Passwords

Critical vulnerabilities found in the Chrome and Firefox extensions of the LastPass password manager can be exploited to steal passwords, warned Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy.
The expert has discovered several flaws, but only one of them appears to have been patched by LastPass developers.
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