In what world is stealing information and then holding it for ransom 'white hat'? > You might say "Ooh, but can you trust the hacker not to keep a copy of the

In what world is stealing information and then holding it for ransom 'white hat'? > You might say "Ooh, but can you trust the hacker not to keep a copy of the data!?!", but it's exactly the same as saying "Can you trust the employee not to copy the data?". I trust someone I vetted and hired a hell of a lot more than the person who just extorted $100K from me.