Re:Hackers are the new lawyers
by sandworm101 on Friday May 06, 2016 @02:40PM
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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.
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Just to clarify, I am NOT suggesting companies should be hacking back :) I'm just pointing out a trend, which could continue to evolve.
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.
The trend is Chinese companies attacking other companies. Hacking back is not a trend, as of yet.
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
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>Lol.
lol indeed