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IANAL, but what's the actual crime in this case? They were doing some exploratory poking around a public system, and at no point did they access a system witho
by imiric 3y ago
IANAL, but what's the actual crime in this case?
They were doing some exploratory poking around a public system, and at no point did they access a system without authorization. All this information is available to anyone, and malformed requests can happen for many reasons.
I suppose intent to gain unauthorized access might be a problem, and I'm sure some lawyer could find a case there.
- mrguyorama 3y agoIntent matters. Sending a malformed request in an attempt to harm could probably be prosecuted. In much the same way that you usually are not allowed to shoot robbers in the street, people who are doing nefarious things but aren't yet convicted of a crime are not "fair targets". Especially when it comes to the CFAA, I don't think there's a concept of self defense. Is it a crime? Arguably. Does anyone care? Nah