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Since when is FBI's job to do cyber-attacks against other countries? Also, isn't it illegal to coerce someone to commit a crime for you? If it isn't, then it sh
by higherpurpose 12y ago
Since when is FBI's job to do cyber-attacks against other countries? Also, isn't it illegal to coerce someone to commit a crime for you? If it isn't, then it should be.
- iwwr 12y agoIt's not a crime under US law.
- aNoob7000 12y agoNothing is a crime under US laws when done by the government. When was the last time you saw any government agency get into trouble for break the law in the USA?
- kelvin0 12y agoWatergate
- pessimizer 12y agoCREEP wasn't a government agency.
- Ntrails 12y agoNo different from any other sting or undercover operation in principle, except in this case the target/victim was outside the jurisdiction?
- TheCraiggers 12y agoI think you're thinking of Entrapment. IANAL, but typically in order to use entrapment as a defense, you have to show that the defendant would have not committed the crime otherwise. Since these were supposedly active members in the "hacking" community, I doubt that would apply in this case unless there was some funny business going on, like blackmail.