Administrators of Internet relay chat networks believe they might be able to eradicate the Fizzer virus, but the methods may run them afoul of cybercrime laws, said a legal expert Friday.
The dispute over a presentation on hacking Cisco Systems' router software at the Black Hat security confab culminated in a legal settlement Thursday in the US.
A sting operation in which FBI agents downloaded data from two Russian-based computers has some high-tech lawyers concerned that the precedent may be used to justify indiscriminate, cross-border hacking.
Experts are warning that the popularity of antivirus software could turn the defensive measure into a security risk.
Why is it that "Gray hat" hackers, neither corporate pros nor havoc wreakers, are increasingly falling on the wrong side of the law?
Internet relay chat network administrators have found several possible ways of stopping the Fizzer worm, but they might run afoul of US hacking laws.
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