It bears mentioning that accused does not mean convicted. The DOJ record as far as accusations turning out to be grounded in reality is not unblemished.
>Hutchins is accused of creating the Kronos trojan, and of working closely with someone who sold the trojan. The lines the DOJ is saying were crossed are pretty bright.
You say that as though you are contradicting NateJay.
But the fear NateJay is highlighting is exactly that a white hat is being accused. And that (whether ultimately borne out in this case, or not) this kind of thing could happen to people who are conducting innocent security research.
>Hutchins is accused of creating the Kronos trojan, and of working closely with someone who sold the trojan. The lines the DOJ is saying were crossed are pretty bright.
You say that as though you are contradicting NateJay.
But the fear NateJay is highlighting is exactly that a white hat is being accused. And that (whether ultimately borne out in this case, or not) this kind of thing could happen to people who are conducting innocent security research.