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But we also want to acknowledge publicly what is happening so the public

understands the impact of these hacking campaigns both to to our economy, but also to the lives of people who are

being hacked into because of their First Amendment rights to say what they want to say here

in the United States in speaking out against another government.

And so it's important for us to acknowledge that publicly and it serves as a deterrent to other

actors who may be involved in similar activity hacking United States companies and individuals

in understanding that the U.S. government has tremendous attribution power through our authorities

and that we can pursue indictments against individuals, even

those associated with a foreign nation state when they engage in this kind of activity against

U.S US equities.

I'm Natalie Orpet, executive editor of Law Fair.

And this is the Law Fair Podcast, March 28, 2024.

One of the gravest threats to US national security today, and also one of the newest, is the risk of cyber attacks.

They come in many forms, and they can incapacitate companies, institutions, and even the government.

To better understand these threats and how the government is responding to them,

Lawfair contributing editor Brandon Van Grock and I sat down with Brett Leatherman, Deputy Assistant Director for Cyber Operations at the FBI.

We discussed the FBI's recent operations, threats from both state actors and

criminal gangs and the role of the private sector in US cybersecurity.

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