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Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers
Richard Forno, 2002-03-28

The Good Samaritan defence, invoked by hackers like Adrian Lamo, can too easily be distorted by those with less altruistic intentions.

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Beware the Kindness of Strangers: The Case Against Good Samaritan Hackers 2002-04-07
Anonymous
He didnt go looking for the open door did he?

It's a load of crap this defence, these guys didn't just wake up and go 'wow i think i'll check if abxcde.com has any vulnerabilities and then ring them if they do'

these guys always use this excuse when they get caught...

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