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Re:Hackers are the new lawyers by sandworm101 on Friday May 06, 2016 @02:40PM (#11645821)
Lol. The OP really doesn't understand what lawyers do all day. Running a a so-called 'hacking back' team isn't done lightly. And instigating an attack, hacking without the 'back', is just plain dangerous. I may not be the sort of lawyer that is sent to openly attack rivals via abusive legal process, but I do have a slide deck of hacking back stories that ended badly. One ends with a panicked call to an attorney after a response team snapped a pic from the webcam of the attacking machine ... an virus infected desktop in a kid's bedroom. That team suddenly found the need for legal process and advice, something they eschewed only minutes previously.
Re:Hackers are the new lawyers by calebm on Friday May 06, 2016 @04:12PM (#11646428)
Just to clarify, I am NOT suggesting companies should be hacking back :) I'm just pointing out a trend, which could continue to evolve.
Re:Hackers are the new lawyers by quanticle on Friday May 06, 2016 @04:30PM (#11646521)
Except that it's not even a trend. Which companies hack back? Every major internet firm publicly disavows hacking back (much less launching offensive attacks) specifically because of the massive liabilities it could expose them to.
Re:Hackers are the new lawyers by calebm on Friday May 06, 2016 @04:45PM (#11646618)
The trend is Chinese companies attacking other companies. Hacking back is not a trend, as of yet.
Re:Hackers are the new lawyers by l33tbro on Friday May 06, 2016 @05:37PM (#11646885)
Then why make such a big, global statement in your title if you know it is not an actual thing? No offence, but it's just hard not to see this as click-bait.
Re:Hackers are the new lawyers by grillvogel on Friday May 06, 2016 @03:39PM (#11646248)
>Lol.

lol indeed