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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eric Tucker

Autonomous AI hacks raise thorny questions of legal accountability

AI Hacks Legal Accountability - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company's network.

But what happens when the hackers aren't human?

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