What is believed to be a Thailand native hacked into the Thailand Prime Minister's Twitter account and sent a series of tweets ending with "If she can't even protect her own Twitter account, how can she protect the country? Think about it." said the Sydney Morning Herald. Now the suspected hacker is looking at up to five years in prison and a fine equivalent to $3,200. Do you think this is fair?
I am slightly torn on this issue. For one, I think the Prime Minister should have done a better job protecting the Twitter account and that the hacker did the PM a service by exposing the vulnerability without causing major damage as he/she could have done. On the other hand, it is illegal to hack and the hacker knew he/she would be caught because it is such a public figure. What do you think? Better to attack and expose harmlessly or stay within legal boundaries and leave holes unfound?
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