There must have been some intent for it to be a crime. It is not illegal to click on a public link on the web. Accessing sensitive data is not a crime in itself

There must have been some intent for it to be a crime. It is not illegal to click on a public link on the web. Accessing sensitive data is not a crime in itself. These accusations seem completely baseless. The data was public and could probably be found using one of several public search engines. Apart from that, the journalists could also claim they were given the link by someone, in which case it would even be illegal to investigate the source. This lawsuit was not filed to win.