The status quo is that the company whose questions you leaked will never hire you again in the future, and other tech companies who find out about this while re

The status quo is that the company whose questions you leaked will never hire you again in the future, and other tech companies who find out about this while researching you as a possible hire might also decide to never hire you. It's the difference between a polite "this offer doesn't work for me at the moment", and burning your bridges. (However, this particular article doesn't seem to discuss any specifics of technical questions, so I don't see an issue here)