The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest ever crime

Re:The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest eve... by kryogen1c on Saturday January 17, 2026 @09:52AM (#46658519)

> odd position [...] offense isn't as bad if the difficulties of committing the crime have been removed or reduced

Not really, intent is a part of the crime. If the barrier for crime is extremely small, the crime itself is less egregious.

Planning a robbery is not the same as picking up a wallet on the sidewalk. This is a feature, not a bug.

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Re:The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest eve... by reactordev on Saturday January 17, 2026 @09:57AM (#46658552)

This. 1000x this.

Yes, it’s still wrong to take things but the guy should get like community service teaching white hat techniques or something. The CEO should be charged with gross negligence, fraud, and any HIPPA/Medical records laws he violated - per capita. Meaning he should face 1M+ counts of …

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Re:The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest eve... by prhn on Saturday January 17, 2026 @05:05PM (#46662575)

What does "the crime is less egregious" even mean?

Morally, you burglarized a home.

Legally, at least in CA, the charge and sentencing are equivalent.

If someone also commits a murder while burglarizing you could argue the crime is more severe, but my response would be that they've committed two crimes, and the severity of the burglary in isolation is equivalent.

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