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0 pointsusmannk1y ago0 comments

Right, yeah. I estimated that a savvy attacker might have been able to get out with 50 or even 100m from this, but they would also go to jail. So...

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_940h1y ago

What sort of crime are you envisioning that exploiting this would fall under? It's not always fraud to satisfy a poorly written contract, although that is commonly the case.

usmannkOP1y ago

Wire fraud, at minimum. This would constitute direct theft. Very similar cases have been tried and convicted several times now.

avarun1y ago

Everything is wire fraud / securities fraud

baobabKoodaa1y ago

Someone has been reading Matt Levine

htthbjk1y ago

Despite what many programmers think, code is not law.

Just like a bug in a smart lock does not allow you to enter a house because "you were allowed in".

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