Archive of Legal Threats Against Security Researchers for Vulnerability Disclosure
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An ongoing archive documenting legal threats and lawsuits filed against security researchers who engaged in good-faith vulnerability disclosure. The entry details the City of Columbus, Ohio suing researcher Connor Goodwolf after the city was hacked by Rhysida ransomware, with the city taking legal action against the researcher for investigating the leaked data on the Dark Web.
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City gets hacked and sues researcher for investigating the Dark Web data.
On July 18 2024, Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther's office released a statement saying the city's department of technology 'found evidence of an abnormality in its system on July 18.'
An ongoing archive of legal threats made against security researchers engaged in good-faith vulnerability disclosure.
