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0 pointscodedokode9y ago0 comments

Hacking is not the same as robbing. Hacker doesn't take anything away from you, except some reputation.

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I don't understand the point your trying to make. In most recent high-profile hacking cases, hackers stole customer information (including credit card numbers) from the businesses. The financial fall-out for those customers could be much worse than a physical robbery.

codedokodeOP9y ago

Stealing money can be robbing, I agree.

But (this is unrelated matter) why is it possible to steal someone's money just by copying several short numbers? We have all kinds of advanced cryptography today but some payment systems still rely on transistor era technologies.

And even worse, companies can track customers using CC numbers. That is wrong too. The shop should not get your name or other unique identifier when you just buy something with a card.

M_Grey9y ago

They didn't steal money, they stole information which could be used to get money. What you're saying is equivalent to, "They stole the design for our car's master ignition key, but since they didn't steal an actual key or a car, no harm no foul." It's not the same as stealing a car, but it's also clearly about stealing cars.

raverbashing9y ago

If they're taking password from users (and maybe even other data like Credit Card numbers - regardless of the security failures of the site), they are taking something from you

Blaming the victim is easy.

raesene69y ago

I'd say that depends on the hack. The hacks just for prestige aren't really that prevalent any more.

These days it's hack for stealing creds or money or secrets or perhaps just putting ransomeware on all the comapanies systems to get a bitcoin payment out of them...

FollowSteph39y ago

Even for prestige, is it ok for gang members to break and enter properties, even if they don't anything, for prestige? I suspect not so the same should apply.

coldcode9y ago

Money, lost business, customer data are valuable things and hardly nothing.

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