Pulling It Back Together
Remember that we had two main parties interested in the movements of Hot-ice, the feds, and the Brits. Both wanted him because he had been constantly breaking into government computer systems. They both had similar goals to
Notify victim agencies and institutions.
Patch the damage done, including the removal of hacker backdoors.
Uncover the techniques used to prevent future attacks.
Ascertain the amount of data that leaked out.
Stop his behavior and possibly put him away.
With the data collected from the search and the subpoena, both groups had more than enough to start notifying victims and patching the damage.
The feds clearly wanted to talk to Hot-ice, as did the Brits. The laws at that time did not make his crimes a very ...
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