News organization, journalist or admin targeted by legal action out of scope

THREAT64 · Out of scope: Outside what this threat model covers. · Defined in catalog.py:1129

Risk
Unknown impact × Unknown likelihood = Unknown
After mitigations
Unknown impact × Unknown likelihood = Unknown (unchanged)

How statuses and scores work

Legal threats vary greatly by juristidction and are out of the scope of this document

Mitigations

Mitigation Status
Inform sources and journalists that no tool is perfect via "SecureDrop can contain bugs" text MITIG87 implemented

Where it applies

Applies to 1 component in 1 scenario.

Corporate and legal zone · News Organization / Legal

Notes

Existing mitigations: Disclaimer on bottom of page: Like any Software SecureDrop may have bugs (MITIG87). Automated test for mitigation: No.

How this threat is matched

Listed for these components. A boundary covers every component inside it.