https://m.slashdot.org/story/159162-- https://m.slashdot.org/story/159162-- example circa 2011 I can think of 4-5 other situations from around that era (~2012)

https://m.slashdot.org/story/159162-- https://m.slashdot.org/story/159162-- example circa 2011 I can think of 4-5 other situations from around that era (~2012) where people were at least charged and needed a lot of help to navigate the legal proceedings to avoid jail time. In 2010 it was more than risky on paper. 2017-2018 is well into the established era and probably even the golden age of bug bounties when a lot of corporate and judicial thinking re: white hat cybersecurity had been shifted.