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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 66 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

Yes.. but it was MIT that pushed the feds to prosecute.

Never forge to name the proper perp.

Disgusting. And we subsidize their existence 🤡

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 15 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Ortiz

Ortiz said "Stealing is stealing whether you use a computer command or a crowbar, and whether you take documents, data or dollars. It is equally harmful to the victim whether you sell what you have stolen or give it away."

So that was some bullshit, huh ?

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 21 points 11 hours ago

MIT releases financials and endowment figures for 2024:

The Institute’s pooled investments returned 8.9 percent last year; endowment stands at $24.6 billion

[–] doctortran@lemm.ee -1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Because he literally broke into a server room and installed hardware to harvest this data.

There's no world where any organization, for profit or otherwise, would tolerate that. Even your local library would call the damn cops if you tried that.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 8 hours ago

Disgusting bootlicker spotted. For context:

After state prosecutors dropped their charges, federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment adding nine more felony counts, which increased Swartz's maximum criminal exposure to 50 years of imprisonment and $1 million in fines.