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  "id": 1417458,
  "title": "U.S. takes risky bet on private ‘pirates’ to combat cybercrime",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/u-s-takes-risky-bet-on-private-pirates-to-combat-cybercrime",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-17T03:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08/17/world/crime-legal/us-bet-pirates-cybercrime/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The seemingly unprecedented measure is dividing experts who say it has potential to succeed or spiral out of control.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}