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I'm impressed by the shear amount of knowledge the kid had. Especially at the age that he did it.

• moe 16y ago
  I also found it hard to not sympathize with him after statements like this: "My bot used the same vulnerability in the LSASS service that his did, except it didn't crash the host system, so I guess they thought I gave him the exploit code. Of course I denied this and told them that I never write such shoddy code." He doesn't come across like a criminal mind to me. Don't blame an 18yr old kid for naively crossing lines he shouldn't. Blame the million dollar company for not securing their assets against 18yr old kids.
  • epo 16y ago
    Yet another know-it-all blaming the victim. There is no magic immunity which accrues from being 18, the kid knew what he was doing and wilfully committed criminal acts.
    • moe 16y ago
      Thanks for the ad hominem. It would have been more plausible if you didn't claim to know better than the know-it-all in the next sentence ("willfully"). If you really want this discussion then perhaps take into consideration the nature of the crime and try to recall your own youth (you've once been 18, too, right?). I'm not saying he doesn't deserve a slap on the wrist. It's however beyond ridiculous to try and charge him with virtual 9 figure damages - potentially sending him to jail and ruining the rest of his life. The more interesting question is who was charged for criminal negligence - or at least fired - at Valve over this? This is the more interesting question because curious and slightly naive 18yr olds are a natural law. They will always be around, and there's strong evidence that deterrence does not work very well against them.
  • khafra 16y ago
    It's possible for a criminal to have pride in his craftsmanship.