Re:Cardinals Face F.B.I. Inquiry in Hacking of Astros’ Network
by tptacek on Tuesday June 16, 2015 @12:56PM
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This kind of hair-splitting is why the legal definition of "exceeding authorized access" is so general.
There seems to be a very popular misconception that the law criminalizes "hacking", as in "0-day exploits" and "SQL injection". No: thankfully, the law doesn't so much care about how you get access. It cares that you knowingly access things without permission, no matter how you do it.
There seems to be a very popular misconception that the law criminalizes "hacking", as in "0-day exploits" and "SQL injection". No: thankfully, the law doesn't so much care about how you get access. It cares that you knowingly access things without permission, no matter how you do it.