The apparent breach at St. Louis, Mo. based Data Viper offers a cautionary and twisted tale of what can happen when security researchers seeking to gather intel

The apparent breach at St. Louis, Mo. based Data Viper offers a cautionary and twisted tale of what can happen when security researchers seeking to gather intelligence about illegal activity online get too close to their prey or lose sight of their purported mission. Yeah, the discussion of the data the company kept gives the impression that the only difference between Data Viper and a black hat data broker is that Data Viper sold to "vetted" law enforcement and security researchers. Now, what potential for lawlessness does that give law enforcement?