> naive disregard for the complexity of actions and their consequences that makes 'script kiddies' so harmful.
If I worked at FBI I'd be angry and motivated. The retaliation won't come in the form of a zip file, either. It completely boggles the mind that someone thought that this was a smart step toward their own goals.
"Let's shut down Mastercard!" I guarantee that someone somewhere in the world was attempting to pay for an urgent medical bill during that time-period. What did the hack actually change? Nothing. It merely proved the hack was possible.
You don't just hack someone and automatically change the world for the better, for the worse most likely.
Right, it was just an adhoc example. The sentiment of what you said is true - these are just people doing their job. I don't know why you are getting downvoted so much. Thinking that there exists a hack which won't result in harm is an easy mistake to make.
If I worked at FBI I'd be angry and motivated. The retaliation won't come in the form of a zip file, either. It completely boggles the mind that someone thought that this was a smart step toward their own goals.
"Let's shut down Mastercard!" I guarantee that someone somewhere in the world was attempting to pay for an urgent medical bill during that time-period. What did the hack actually change? Nothing. It merely proved the hack was possible.
You don't just hack someone and automatically change the world for the better, for the worse most likely.