{"slug": "a-case-for-cyber-privateering", "title": "A Case for Cyber Privateering", "summary": "The United States should employ cyber corsairs to deter exploitation and attacks in the cyber domain, according to an article in the 'Short of War' Podcast. Malicious activity such as economic espionage, ransomware attacks, and fraud results in trillions of dollars in losses.", "body_md": "Editor's note: The \"Short of War\" Podcast discussing this article is AI-generated.\n\nThe United States should employ cyber corsairs to deter exploitation and attacks in the cyber domain. Malicious activity such as economicespionage, ransomware attacks, and fraud results in trillions of dollars’ worth", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-case-for-cyber-privateering", "canonical_source": "https://www.irregularwarfare.org/a-case-for-cyber-privateering/", "published_at": "2026-08-26 05:05:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-26 05:14:18.291604+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy"], "entities": ["United States"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-case-for-cyber-privateering", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-case-for-cyber-privateering.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-case-for-cyber-privateering.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/a-case-for-cyber-privateering.jsonld"}}