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Congress lets cyber intel shield expire as industry braces for fallout

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The lapse of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act removes key legal protections for companies that share threat data with Washington.

Congress has allowed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act to expire, erasing liability and antitrust protections that encouraged companies to share intelligence on cyberattacks with the federal government.

The lapse, which came amid political gridlock and a partial government shutdown, has left cybersecurity experts warning of slower information flows, greater fragmentation