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Re:Arrest of WannaCry researcher sends chill through securit... by natch on Friday August 04, 2017 @05:38PM (#14932531)
Again, no contradiction here. There is a fear that a white hat is being accused of black hat behavior. Not a claim. A fear. And a reality that a person (maybe white hat, maybe black hat, we don't know) is being accused of black hat behavior. Nothing surprising here. He may, or may not, be a black hat. The fear of unjust accusation is still valid. We will have to see if the DOJ will share the evidence, and what that evidence says.
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Re:Arrest of WannaCry researcher sends chill through securit... by hueving on Friday August 04, 2017 @07:03PM (#14933085)
>The fear of unjust accusation is still valid.

Then why isn't there a chill sent every time anyone is arrested on accusations of black hat crimes? If a cop is arrested under accusation of dealing drugs on the side, it doesn't suddenly send a chill through the law enforcement community that works to take down drug dealers.

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Re:Arrest of WannaCry researcher sends chill through securit... by tptacek on Friday August 04, 2017 @08:20PM (#14933463)
I think it was just a lazy way to write a headline about how everyone in the security community is talking about this case --- which they are. It's a lot more interesting for readers if something important is at stake --- which I think really nothing is.
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Re:Arrest of WannaCry researcher sends chill through securit... by throwaway122916 on Saturday August 05, 2017 @01:18AM (#14934347)
> If a cop is arrested under accusation of dealing drugs on the side, it doesn't suddenly send a chill through the law enforcement community that works to take down drug dealers.

How do you know that it doesn't? White hats are counterintel agents effectively. If a counterintel agent is arrested for doing something that could be deemed as part of his job, why wouldn't it 'send a chill' through the community?

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Re:Arrest of WannaCry researcher sends chill through securit... by tptacek on Saturday August 05, 2017 @10:46AM (#14935965)
No they aren't.
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Re:Arrest of WannaCry researcher sends chill through securit... by milesvp on Saturday August 05, 2017 @08:05PM (#14938801)
You're not quite making the right analogous scenario. It's more like if a neighbor you know who has some strong vocal opinions agaist the current regime suddenly gets arrested on some charges like conspiracy to incite revolt. I would be rightful to be afraid of being charged similarly if I had similar beliefs and had knew I'd had similar conversations as my neighbor.
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