To be fair, it is perfectly normal for a surgeon to cut people with a sharp knife with their permission while in the hospital.
It is kinda sus when they do it at home without consent.
It is kinda sus when they do it at home without consent.
O'Reilly's sysadmin told him off for not getting permission, and told him not to do it again, but used his results to let people with weak passwords know to change them.
Intel's sysadmin started collecting a dossier on Schwartz and ultimately Intel pushed for state criminal charges against him.
O'Reilly's sysadmin testified in Schwartz's defense that he was an overly eager guy with no nefarious intent. So - kinda-sus or not - Intel could have resolved this with a dressing down, or even termination if they were really unhappy. Intel _chose_ to go nuclear, and invoke the Oregon computer crime laws, and demand the state prosecute him.