Zero-day hunters and the exploit broker market have been a thing for some time now. The US is one buyer on a world market of exploits. Maybe that's what this is trying to address. Many Nation states already stockpile zero days to use against one another when necessary or useful. I skimmed over the whole thing, and I'm guessing the US government wants to carve out a niche in the international zero-day market by creating a privatized, government-backed body that will collectively share hacking tools and exploits among one another. Membership being contingent on NOT participating in any other zero-day markets nor bargaining with any known exploit brokers.
pogue 2 hours ago [-]
This seems like the kind of thing you wouldn't want to announce publicly? But I guess the little man always needs to project power.
burnt-resistor 29 minutes ago [-]
Vigilantes worked out so well during Reconstruction. But now these are nominally profit-motivated vigilantes. What could possibly go wrong?
bediger4000 2 hours ago [-]
Those who engage in this better have good insurance. Ruin people's stuff, they're going to sue
VoidWhisperer 2 hours ago [-]
With some of these cybercrime groups, being sued is probably the least of their worries..
On a related note, https://mentalwires.tumblr.com/post/622219187310542848/black...