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Sen. Whitehouse Says Congress Should Consider Letting Companies “Hack Back” After Cyberattacks

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, is floating an idea that's controversial among security experts: “hacking back” against digital adversaries after a cyberattack.

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