We have to consider that crime on the internet is as real as crime in real life. Funny to say it out loud. Criminals move a certain way and just because you are a nerdy tech dude doesn’t also mean you’re not a gangster.
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Reminds me a lot of the lives of people in this saga:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01L8C4WBG/
The poor wife, “can you stop being a criminal for like, one month, please?”.
> We have to consider that crime on the internet is as real as crime in real life. Funny to say it out loud.
According to the court documents his crimes extended into “real life” as well, with intentional damage to his former employer to shut down their operations.