Hacking back

Hacking back is a technique to counter cybercrime by hacking the computing devices of the attacker.

The effectiveness and ethics of hacking back are disputed.

It is also very disputed if it is legal or not, however both participating parties can still be prosecuted for their crimes.

There was a bill proposed in 2017 to make this possible, ended consideration in 2019. In 2022 it reappeared.^{[clarification needed]}

• Lahmann, Henning (2020). "Hacking Back and International Law: An Irreconcilable Pair?". Verfassungsblog: On Matters Constitutional. doi:10.17176/20200716-235806-0. Retrieved 2022-09-25.