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Re:Elected official conducted 'brute force attack' on Albert... by allears on Thursday July 14, 2022 @03:43PM (#32100632)
This was a misguided attempt at pen testing by a person unfamiliar with security protocol. It was foolish, but there was no profit motive, no information leak, no damage or deletion to systems or data. Furthermore, he contacted his target and told them exactly what he did.

The perp should certainly receive some sort of penalty, but it doesn't deserve steep fines or imprisonment.

Re:Elected official conducted 'brute force attack' on Albert... by goatcode on Thursday July 14, 2022 @03:33PM (#32100538)
>"That's like a person saying it's my duty to rob a bank because the bank is there."

YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A CAR