Bill Would Allow Americans to Sue Foreign Hackers
Reps. Colin Allred (left) and Jack Bergman support the legislation. Legislation introduced in the House would allow U.S. citizens to file lawsuits against foreign governments - and employees and agents of those countries - to hold them liable if a cybersecurity incident causes damages. The Homeland and Cyber Threat Act, introduced Monday, would eliminate immunity afforded to foreign states, including foreign officials, employees or agents, in both state and federal courts and would allow Americans to collect monetary damages related to personal injury, damage or loss of property resulting fr...
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