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In legal tradition, if there's not a law you broke, you can't be prosecuted for it.

(Yes, I'm aware of numerous historical exceptions. Those exceptions are traditionally considered not ideal.)

> In legal tradition, if there's not a law you broke, you can't be prosecuted for it.

That’s incorrect.

If there is not a law the prosecutor or plaintiff can point to and say you broke, you can’t be prosecuted.

We wouldn’t need much legal process after a prosecution was initiated if it was impossible to prosecute without a law actually being broken.

Who do you expect to get prosecuted when no law has been broken?

Maybe the developer of the software that didn't add basic authorization checks on the cancel reservation route should be fined, forced to provide a refund to their customer, etc

Referring to the first link from the page: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/ai-assistant-hacks-gy...

You might need to rewatch A Man For All Seasons.

So far, no one. It's like prosecuting an accident.