US Cyber Command Lawyer Calls For Military Cyber Operations Against Hackers

The Hill: Cyber Command lawyer calls for military operations against hackers 

The top lawyer for U.S. Cyber Command is calling for the United States to push back against transnational criminal hackers with military cyber operations. 

Marine Lt. Col. Kurt Sanger, general counsel at the command, wrote in a recent article published to Lawfare.com that ransomware attacks and other threats such as SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline hacks highlight “the broad and severe impacts criminals can inflict through cyberspace.” 

The disruptions caused by the events “have demonstrated that what initially may be categorized as crime may be better thought of as a national security threat,” and the United States must use its own cyber strength if the threats are to be defeated, Sanger argued.  

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WNU Editor: The article advocating this course of action is here .... Revisiting a Framework on Military Takedowns Against Cybercriminals (Lawfare).

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