Analysis of TDSS botnet (via @dckovar)- bit.ly/TGfsMt [Good thing researchers in Hong Kong. This is a USC 1030 violation in USA.]
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@hal_pomeranz Going to have to look up USC 1030 and why it applies here. Thank you.
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@dckovar "Unauthorized access to protected computer"-- USC 1030 is the "Computer Fraud and Abuse Act"
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@hal_pomeranz @dckovar maybe arguable a foreign based bot controller, arguably a hostile & criminal instrument, not a protected computer?
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Replying to @randomuserid
@randomuserid @dckovar "Protected computer" as interpreted by US courts has been any Internet connected device, even if victim is criminal.

Dec 8, 2012 · 6:00 PM UTC

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@hal_pomeranz @dckovar so much for my idea then. Wonder of a bot herder could prosecute an American researcher who hacked into c2 system..
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@randomuserid @dckovar They could, but they'd have to show up in US court. Doubtless there would be Law Enforcement waiting for them.
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