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As I understand it, it decompressed the offending code onto legitimate users' systems, where it was detected by antivirus software. The presence of this softwar
by gervase 9y ago
As I understand it, it decompressed the offending code onto legitimate users' systems, where it was detected by antivirus software. The presence of this software at all, rather than whether or not it was executed, is the core of the issue, I believe.
- christoph 9y agoCan anyone chime in on the legality of this? I understand the thought process behind doing this, however, I'm struggling to see how what they've done can possibly be legal?
- IntronExon 9y agoI don’t know about the US, but in Germany it would be very illegal.
- coldacid 9y agoIt'd be very illegal in the US as well.
- ineedasername 9y agoThey infected all of their users with malware. Users they believed were pirates had usernames and passwords stolen, while legitimate users have been exposed to the risk of the malware. For the pirates, while they broke the law, this company has broken the law by unlawfully obtaining their credentials and using those credentials to impersonate them in various services. Many steps in this process are illegal in the countries in which this dev operates.