It's similar to the Iowa courthouse break-in by hired pentesters. They had a contract for the work and very small people in the place where it occurred wouldn't let go. This kind of behavior is shameful and should result in jail time for bad-faith prosecutions.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/11/how-a...
Podcast eps about it (with the testers):
https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/59/
https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/179/