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First of all, just as copying someone's source code isn't the same as stealing their laptop, there is a well-established principle that hacking someone's networ
by URSpider94 11y ago
First of all, just as copying someone's source code isn't the same as stealing their laptop, there is a well-established principle that hacking someone's network isn't the same as breaking into their physical premises.
Second, they may have broken into the proverbial bank, but they didn't steal anything while they were there. At most, they photocopied the list of who is renting safe deposit boxes at that branch. Hardly grand theft.
- pyre 11y agoYou take the analogy too literal. The idea is that the actions of the attacker can be agreed to be negative, even if security is lax on the victim's side. You don't say "Welp, they were asking for it!" and call it a day.