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 Myspa

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