Comment by brookst
9 hours ago
Can you show intent? There is no negligent hacking statute, and HN of all places I would expect people to be sensitive to the implications of creating one.
9 hours ago
Can you show intent? There is no negligent hacking statute, and HN of all places I would expect people to be sensitive to the implications of creating one.
That may be true by the text of the law but there are plenty of individuals who have been sued or charged with crimes for accidental hacking.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/armed...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weev#AT&T_data_breach
https://cisomag.com/drone-maker-dji-cybersecurity-expert-emb...
So what's the deal with these?
>Eaglesoft
CFAA: Intentionally accessing poorly secured data
>AT&T
CFAA: Intentionally accessing poorly secured data
>DJI
Civil suit for violating terms of license agreement