> In a perfect free market for crime, this would never happen. A break in criminal would sell access to the organization that could extract the most “value” fro

> In a perfect free market for crime, this would never happen. A break in criminal would sell access to the organization that could extract the most “value” from the target. I don't know what you mean by "a perfect free market for crime", but penalties are presumably stiffer for cc theft vs selling ads; also more resources will be dedicated to finding the thief in the more severe case. So selling ads might be the right blend for more "conservative" hackers.