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If that's all that is to the story: Poor guy. Could have been me, wouldn't I have gotten a slap on the wrist when I was 16. That made me leave the "hacker foru

by Sujan 10y ago

If that's all that is to the story: Poor guy. Could have been me, wouldn't I have gotten a slap on the wrist when I was 16. That made me leave the "hacker forums" and go into another direction.

pgrote 10y ago
What happened to you?
- Sujan 10y ago
  Ahem... Spent too much time in these circles, doing what people do there. Some of it not really legal. Authorities noticed, took my hardware and told me hat I maybe should think hard about going back there. Got new hardware and changed course.
  - smrtinsert 10y ago
    Mr. Anderson...
  - deleted 10y ago
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FilterSweep 10y ago
Not sure how long its been, but I think they punish hacking far heavier now. This change reminds me of the harsh punishment Samy Kamkar received for the Myspace worm[0] which, while it did deserve a punishment, far exceeded what I would expect for the "damage" done. Samy was hit under an extension of the Patriot Act. For sending friend requests to strangers via XSS vuln. Its the War on Drugs Effect, hysteria and concerns over the implications of a hacking push lobbiers and citizens into demanding heavier punishments (which, similarly with the WOD, probably leaves the convicted even worse off). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_Kamkar#Samy_worm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samy_Kamkar#Samy_worm