The article states - "He faces charges related to creation of the Sakura malware, which the FBI has said was used the breach." The grugq's response on this mat

The article states - "He faces charges related to creation of the Sakura malware, which the FBI has said was used the breach." The grugq's response on this matter - "The chilling effect of the US charging tool developers for the actions of their clients are detrimental to securing the Internet."[1] So what we may have is 3rd party vendors being personally liable for their involvement in government espionage activities. [1] https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/901833246505185282 https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/901833246505185282