Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by tony101 1892 days ago
No. "This warrant authorizes the use of remote access techniques to search the electronic storage media identified in Attachment A and to seize and copy from the electronic storage media identified in Attachment A the web shells, used by actors to communicate with and distribute files to victim computers to infect them with malware, as evidence and/or instrumentalities of the computer fraud and conspiracy in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1030(a)(2) (theft from a protected computer), 1030(a)(5)(A) (damage to a protected computer) and 371 (conspiracy). This authorization includes the use of remote access techniques to access the web shells and issue commands through the web shells to the software running on the electronic storage media to delete the web shells themselves.

This warrant does not authorize the seizure of any tangible property. Except as provided above, this warrant does not authorize the seizure or copying of any content from the electronic storage media identified in Attachment A or the alteration of the functionality of the electronic storage media identified in Attachment A."

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1386631/downl...