11th August 2003, 9:45 PM
God damnit, if you leave your door UNLOCKED, then YOU'RE the fucking idiot. Not the unwelcome person who turns the knob and opens it. If you DO lock your doors, however, then you're taking a simple measure to secure your house and the person will obviously have to do something forceful to open it.
Of course people who deface websites are jerks. But most of these jerks are passive and will not try to break through a locked door unless there's something inside that they really want. Even then, most are just script kiddies who can't figure out how to get in and just give up.
I'm not saying the action of blackhat hackers is justified. But I reiterate: what happens, happens. (and for reasons, whatever they may be). Most likely there is a motive, and most likely measures could have been taken to prevent these actions.
Of course people who deface websites are jerks. But most of these jerks are passive and will not try to break through a locked door unless there's something inside that they really want. Even then, most are just script kiddies who can't figure out how to get in and just give up.
I'm not saying the action of blackhat hackers is justified. But I reiterate: what happens, happens. (and for reasons, whatever they may be). Most likely there is a motive, and most likely measures could have been taken to prevent these actions.