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It's hacking in the more general sense. While they may not have gotten root access on an internal server, they still circumvented security measures in the ticke
by lmkg 17y ago
It's hacking in the more general sense. While they may not have gotten root access on an internal server, they still circumvented security measures in the ticket-purchase system in order to do something that was forbidden. They're leveraging a design flaw. I think it's a valid use of the term. I do disagree with the preposition in the phrase "... by hacking into online vendor systems such as..." as that's simply inaccurate.
- jrockway 17y agoWhat is and isn't "wire fraud"? If I say, "you may not reply to this comment", and you do, did you hack the system?
- aaronblohowiak 17y agoIANAL, but if they are agreeing to a contract during purchase posing as individuals, then they are committing fraud using electronic communications. Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/1343.html http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/1343.html