It increases the incentive to hack by raising the average return. One result: a cracker knows that, at worst, they get $200 for breaking into a system; at best,

It increases the incentive to hack by raising the average return. One result: a cracker knows that, at worst, they get $200 for breaking into a system; at best, they get whatever they can get away with. Though they could structure the deal differently (by making crackers identify themselves in advance).