House Bill Would Allow Companies to Hack Back - With Limits

Nextgov: Companies would have broader authority to fight back after hackers breach their networks and steal data under legislation introduced Friday by a bipartisan pair of House lawmakers.

The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act wouldn’t let companies return digital fire against their attackers by stealing or destroying files.

They could, however, leave their own networks to retrieve or destroy those stolen files and install digital beacons to tell them where those files were taken.

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