{
  "answer": "The record should identify the directing state body, legal authority, contract or instruction, operational approval, target and effect limits, command relationship, actual control, deviations, deconfliction, incident handling, and applicable attribution rule. Private execution must not be used to hide state direction or to erase responsibility for foreseeable or ultra vires effects.",
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  "claimStatus": "PROJECT TECHNICAL PROPOSAL",
  "correctionStatus": "CURRENT K05 RELEASE",
  "id": "K01-ANSWER-079",
  "lastReviewed": "2026-08-16",
  "question": "How should state responsibility be recorded for a contractor cyber operation?",
  "releaseId": "K12-2026-08-16",
  "researchCutoff": "2026-08-16",
  "shortAnswer": "The record should identify the directing state body, legal authority, contract or instruction, operational approval, target and effect limits, command relationship, actual control, deviations, deconfliction, incident handling, and applicable attribution rule. Private execution must not be used to hide state direction or to erase responsibility for foreseeable or ultra vires effects.",
  "slug": "how-record-state-responsibility-for-contractor-cyber-operation",
  "sourceRevalidatedAt": "2026-08-15T23:00:00Z",
  "status": "PROJECT TECHNICAL PROPOSAL",
  "topic": "justice-liability",
  "type": "Question"
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