I am not sure I understand. Is hacking like this not illegal?
Is the person who did it not a criminal? Are people who receive the stolen information not also accessories or criminals in their own right (knowingly receiving stolen information).
It's totally a crime. Laws only matter if they are enforced, and if you can find the right people to enforce against. It will be difficult to track the hackers and my guess is they won't try very hard.
It's not a crime when those who work for agencies that are supposed to enforce such crimes are participating in such acts. Then it is "for the benefit of the common good". 🙄 Little to most people get that we aren't part of the "common good". Com' mon, man.
The time and resources involved in finding, prosecuting, and convicting a hacker is very large. The damage of a hack is potentially immediate and also requires a lot of time and resources to mitigate. Time and resources are constrained; the correct move is to repair what can be repaired and harden security where possible. Resources are expended to track down criminals - but how would you go after a foreigner working either for their military or a criminal mafia, for example?
I am not sure I understand. Is hacking like this not illegal?
Is the person who did it not a criminal? Are people who receive the stolen information not also accessories or criminals in their own right (knowingly receiving stolen information).
wtf?
I guess I am confused.
I'm confused as well. How is this not a crime???
It's totally a crime. Laws only matter if they are enforced, and if you can find the right people to enforce against. It will be difficult to track the hackers and my guess is they won't try very hard.
It's not a crime when those who work for agencies that are supposed to enforce such crimes are participating in such acts. Then it is "for the benefit of the common good". 🙄 Little to most people get that we aren't part of the "common good". Com' mon, man.
The time and resources involved in finding, prosecuting, and convicting a hacker is very large. The damage of a hack is potentially immediate and also requires a lot of time and resources to mitigate. Time and resources are constrained; the correct move is to repair what can be repaired and harden security where possible. Resources are expended to track down criminals - but how would you go after a foreigner working either for their military or a criminal mafia, for example?