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> a great way to land yourself in federal prison. For what? Checking shodan and seeing that people don't know how to write secure code.
by WrtCdEvrydy 8y ago
> a great way to land yourself in federal prison.
For what? Checking shodan and seeing that people don't know how to write secure code.
- saagarjha 8y agoFor actively exploiting a bug in a piece of software for personal gain, which is much less defensible than simply finding vulnerabilities.
- wil421 8y agoAsk Weev how it worked out for him.
- pm90 8y agoDude, just don't. I get the excitement of knowing how easy it is to do this stuff. But US Federal Laws can be interpreted in creative ways to throw you in Federal Prison. And I think that will continue to be the case until American society (the Jury, in US) learns more about how these things work.
- penagwin 8y agoChecking for vulnerabilities IMO shouldn't be considered a crime - it's not a clear malicious intent. Sure if somebody is trying to open car doors in the parking lot that may warrant investigation - but for all we know they were just trying to warn drivers they left it unlocked, no actual crime has yet been committed. But after you have this data, I jokingly suggested "welp may as well capitalize on it". But missing with somebody elses money, especially a large fin-tech company will get a lot of people upset, people with money to sue, not to mention it's the FBI's job to go after you, especially at this scale. You could certainly try just be aware the reaction will not be favorable for you at all.