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We already do have extraterritorial enforcement.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterritorial_jurisdiction#...

In fact, I would be surprised if we *didn't* have extraterritorial enforcement of any ransomware laws.




> We already do have extraterritorial enforcement

Hackers in Russia extorting Americans is illegal under U.S. law; that's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The U.S. government going into Russia (or Pakistan or Ethiopia) to punish those hackers without the home country's permission is extraterritorial enforcement.

We have a lot of precedence with the former. The latter's use is more limited, for obvious reasons.




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