Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Hacking Back

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by FinnKuhn • 3 years ago

18 4 3 years ago

acatton• 3 years ago

On the way out, an internal investigation determined he had taken important files and IP¹ and was disparaging us in the marketplace.
In a state of fear, I “hacked back” to assess what was taken and to mitigate the loss. I also developed a plan to counteract the disparagement.

That doesn't sound like "hacking back". I sounds like committing computer fraud based on some vague suspicions with little to no proof.

For this, I believe it's better to go to the authorities, and (unfortunately) wait. This is not the wild west.

cvccvroomvroom• 3 years ago

Absolutely. They honestly sound like a criminal, no pun intended, and used worse than poor judgement.

Fuck, I was justified to draw my conceal carry pistol to defend myself from 5 attacking men and was forced to face an AAWAD case. Not a bullet was fired, but it cost me $50k, a year plus of uncertainty, and moving because some assholes decided they could get violent because they were untouchable. The law doesn't forgive any error in self-defense and you won't ever be made whole, even if you were trying to avoid hospitalization or death. You will still be prosecuted without mercy because investigators and DAs prove their impact in statistics, not justice. I get the privilege to pay even more thousands to go through expunction. State-sanctioned financial rape and suffering in addition to being attacked. There is no recourse except to take the bruises. I learned the the lesson to always remember to allow a bunch of rando elite athlete jocks to beat the shit out of me to impress chicks every time because I don't have the favored demographics.

tehchubbz0r• 3 years ago

That’s the distinguishing factor, there was no “hack” to make this a “hack back”.

Sentionolo• 3 years ago

Oh boy oh boy.

Hacking back? Another company because an ex employee got hired there?

That's taking the law in your own hand and is clearly NOT ethical.

And sry to say but the homeless person wtf? This dude clearly doesn't understand how we as humans love to interpret things our way.

Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Hacking Back

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