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Usually "white hat" have some kind of responsible disclosure. It seems that this "white hat" did not disclose anything to facebook, then got caught and only then, pretended to be acting for everyone's good.

Admitting everything in police custody is NOT responsible disclosure



Moreover, he actually accessed files. White hat hacking includes finding vulnerabilities, not using them to actually steal data.

This sounds like someone who was accessing Facebook for profit and made up an excuse when he got caught.


Sounds to me like someone who accessed Facebook for kicks and made up an excuse when he got caught. There's no more evidence that he profited than there is that he was being helpful.

I knew a kid back in the '90s who got hauled off a couple of times by the FBI for hacking. He wasn't looking for profit — he just thought it was fun to break into systems.




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