COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A digital advocacy group has backed the cybersecurity expert who helped shine a light on the massive Columbus cyberattack, accusing city officials of violating his rights.
After suing Connor Goodwolf for showing reporters what was publicly available in a dark web leak by the Rhysida ransomware group, City Attorney Zach Klein said over and over at a news conference that this is not about free speech, but rather about stopping him from accessing the stolen data. On Thursday, a Franklin County judge approved a temporary restraining order stopping Connor Goodwolf from accessing, downloading, or disseminating stolen city data.
Experts from the Electronic Frontier Foundation — a nonprofit focused on defending civil liberties in the digital world and user privacy — spoke with NBC4 about Goodwolf’s situation. The groups’ lawyers step in on certain cases, including representing a parent facing a copyright lawsuit from LifeWise.
EFF Free Speech and Transparency Litigation Director Aaron Mackey hasn’t confirmed if the group would represent Goodwolf, who did not have an attorney listed as of Friday. But he did say the city’s actions have a negative impact on the public learning about the dangers of data breaches.
“A core part of our work is making sure that the folks who are trying to do good in this world and try to build the internet to make it safer for all of us and to ensure that there are fewer data breaches, that they have the ability to do so and that...
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