23 pointsby iamronaldo3 hours ago5 comments
  • ameliaquining32 minutes ago
    If you (like me) found this hard to read, Reuters wrote up a decent summary: https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-signed-memo-allow-use-cy...

    On a related note, https://mentalwires.tumblr.com/post/622219187310542848/black...

  • angelofthe0ddan hour ago
    Zero-day hunters and the exploit broker market have been a thing for some time now. The US is one buyer on a world market of exploits. Maybe that's what this is trying to address. Many Nation states already stockpile zero days to use against one another when necessary or useful. I skimmed over the whole thing, and I'm guessing the US government wants to carve out a niche in the international zero-day market by creating a privatized, government-backed body that will collectively share hacking tools and exploits among one another. Membership being contingent on NOT participating in any other zero-day markets nor bargaining with any known exploit brokers.
  • poguean hour ago
    This seems like the kind of thing you wouldn't want to announce publicly? But I guess the little man always needs to project power.
  • burnt-resistor21 minutes ago
    Vigilantes worked out so well during Reconstruction. But now these are nominally profit-motivated vigilantes. What could possibly go wrong?
  • bediger40002 hours ago
    Those who engage in this better have good insurance. Ruin people's stuff, they're going to sue
    • VoidWhisperer2 hours ago
      With some of these cybercrime groups, being sued is probably the least of their worries..