We’re excited to welcome Casey Ellis (@cje.io) and Jen Ellis (@infosecjen.bsky.social) to the board of the Security Research Legal Defense Fund (SRLDF.org), bringing even more expertise, focus, and reach to supporting good faith security research defend against frivolous and unfair prosecution.

Security Research Legal Defense Fund

We aim to help fund legal representation for persons who face legal issues due to good faith security research and vulnerability disclosure in cases that would advance cybersecurity for the public int...

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Last month, SRLDF gave a grant to help cover legal expenses for three University of Malta‬‭ students arrested after responsibly disclosing serious vulnerabilities in a student scheduling app. cdn.prod.website-files.com/660ab0d2b373...

SRLDF’s first grant was to Poland-based ethical hacking group Dragon Sector, to help it obtain counsel to deal with legal threats the group encountered after researching the security of train software. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Trains were designed to break down after third-party repairs, hackers find

The train manufacturer accused the hackers of slander.

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Watch @harleygeiger.bsky.social and Charley Snyder introduce "A Legal Defense Fund for Hackers" at Shmoocon 2024 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRiQ...

A Legal Defense Fund for Hackers with Harley Geiger and Charley Snyder Shmoocon 2024

YouTube video by Media Archives

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The SRLDF assists ethical hackers with legal representation. If you are an ethical hacker who is facing legal threats for your good faith security research or vulnerability disclosure, reach out to learn more. www.srldf.org

Security Research Legal Defense Fund

We aim to help fund legal representation for persons that face legal issues due to good faith security research and vulnerability disclosure in cases that would advance cybersecurity for the public in...

srldf.org