I see many infosec individuals supporting Marcus out of the idea that many have dabble in black hat activities in the past, and that exploration and "playful" h

I see many infosec individuals supporting Marcus out of the idea that many have dabble in black hat activities in the past, and that exploration and "playful" hacking shouldn't result in years of prison time. However I feel that carding and fraud should not be seen in the same light. Marcus has admitted to creating malware with the sole goal of immiserating many to enrich himself and his co-conspirators. You don't code webinjects for the thrill of surpassing security.