US Congressman Tom Graves is drafting the Active Cyber Defense Certainty (ACDC) bill. Bill would give green light for firms to launch counterattacks against hackers. It would allow firms to access third-party computers used in the attack without authorisation for the purposes of disruption or gathering information to share with law enforcement. But is that really a good idea? Yes, the same companies who failed to install a critical Microsoft security patch released over a month before the WannaCry malware struck are being encouraged to hack other peoples computers.”]
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/us-politicians-think-companies-allowed-hack-back-wannacry/