Cybercrime laws are in conflict, anyone surprised?

DarkReading.com reported that “Security researchers hunting for vulnerabilities could face prison time under a 1990 United Kingdom law that doesn’t distinguish between malicious hackers and those working in good faith.”  The August 10, 2026 article entitled “Outdated Cybercrime Laws Put Security Researchers at Risk” (https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/outdated-cybercrime-laws-security-researchers-risk) included these comments:…