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Can you show intent? There is no negligent hacking statute, and HN of all places I would expect people to be sensitive to the implications of creating one.
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That may be true by the text of the law but there are plenty of individuals who have been sued or charged with crimes for accidental hacking.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/05/armed...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weev#AT&T_data_breach

https://cisomag.com/drone-maker-dji-cybersecurity-expert-emb...

So what's the deal with these?

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>Eaglesoft

CFAA: Intentionally accessing poorly secured data

>AT&T

CFAA: Intentionally accessing poorly secured data

>DJI

Civil suit for violating terms of license agreement

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