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Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers

Thu, 2025-08-21 18:45
Bill would let US President commission white hat hackers to go after foreign threats, seize assets on the online seas

It's been more than 200 years since the United States issued a letter of marque allowing privateers to attack the vessels of foreign nations, but those letters may return to empower cyber operators if a bill introduced in Congress actually manages to pass. …

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