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Heartbleed hacker arrested, charged in connection to malicious bug exploit
A 19-year-old student has been arrested for allegedly exploiting the Heartbleed vulnerability to steal taxpayer data from as many as 900 Canadians, authorities said Wednesday.
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Poor kid probably didn't know what he was getting himself into.
I know... why go after a government site? He probably didn't even try to hide his identity.
I think a lot of people grow up on the Internet thinking there aren't really any reprecussions to your actions. You can get away with a lot of things online that you wouldn't be able to do in real life so it may have been easier for him to spill over into something much more serious without realising the severity.
Agreed, it almost has a desensitizing effect on people, creeping closer and closer to actions that can ruin your life.
He will get a slap on the wrist, 20 hours of community service and be off. My favorite still is the great maple syrup heist of 2012.