Law v. Hacker ‘X’ — A Cold Red Era

It is universally accepted that there are seven types of hackers. Among the seven is the Nation-State Hacker, a.k.a Advanced Persistent Threat.

As I am sure you have already heard from your inbox, radio, and television, on Friday the 13th, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the grand jury indictments of 12 Russian intelligence officers connected to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation into election tampering.

In short, 12 Russians, 11 Counts, 2 unique charges.

The issue? Is the United States using this indictment of the Russians to bypass congressional approval to regulate cryptocurrency and cyberwarefare through common law?

On Saturday, Jake Williams of Rendition InfoSec published:

There appear to be two new legal theories being tested in the indictment of the GRU military officers charged with hacking the DNC/DCCC.

What Jake alluded to was counts two through nine (aggravated identity theft) and count ten (conspiracy to launder money).

Between our understanding of identity theft through the 2013 movie starring Melissa McCarthy, and money laundering through the 2006 film Miami Vice, it is clear the Department of Justice is attempting to challenge conventional thinking.

The chances of Vladimir Putin handing over his Russian officers are slim to none, but what would our political landscape look like if Mueller actually saw this go to trial?

Seeing this play through would only add more resistance to crypto for both criminals and enthusiasts within the United States; with the abuse of bench law to avoid political imbalances.

The laws regulating that of cyberwarefare and cryptocurrency is a modern issue the United States has been reacting toward versus being proactive toward.

We are at a point where the issues we face are even challenging to those of us who are deep thinkers — so what does that mean for the majority?

Read the indictment for yourself and share with me your thoughts. Be sure to let me know what I should write about next.

Written by Alec Ryncavage. Website | Twitter | LinkedIn

Law v. Hacker ‘X’ will continue to be a series written on the political and legal landscape of cyber security. Stay tuned for more stories.