There's a difference between "oops, the newsletter database got leaked" and "oops, the president/senate/FBI got wiretapped". You can pay ten dollars per victim

There's a difference between "oops, the newsletter database got leaked" and "oops, the president/senate/FBI got wiretapped". You can pay ten dollars per victim for one, but get in trouble with various law enforcement agencies with the other. If an external actor can control the wiretapping infrastructure, that doesn't just imply spying on targets; it can also cause some wiretapping evidence on terrorists/spies used by law enforcement can no longer be used.