To use an analogy, this would be like blaming the developer of an antibiotic or anticholinergic for rendering your weaponized anthrax or nerve gas ineffective.

To use an analogy, this would be like blaming the developer of an antibiotic or anticholinergic for rendering your weaponized anthrax or nerve gas ineffective. Cyberweapons can easily fall into the hands of criminals (especially given their low-bar for deployment) and the marginal cost of using them is almost nothing. For an example, see WannaCry, which used the EternalBlue vector also developed by the US.