▲ 277 ▼ MIT Students Stole $25 Million In Seconds By Exploiting ETH Blockchain Bug, DOJ Says (slashdot.org) submitted 2 years ago by 0nekoneko7@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 91 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 25 points 2 years ago (3 children) Should have stolen taxpayer's money instead, silly them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (2 children) Or raped someone. .how the fuck is this more prison time than much more serious crimes. Presumably they can claw back some of the money too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago The people with money make the laws. They want to protect their money above all else, so crimes against their money are punished more harshly than others. Note this doesn't happen when people with money steal from poor people en masse. permalink fedilink source parent [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago* TBH the system barely even prosecutes sexual assault. It's probably more likely to be raped by a cop than be helped in a rape prosecution. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cybersandwich@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (2 children) Or raped someone. .how the fuck is this more prison time than much more serious crimes. Presumably they can claw back some of the money too permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago The people with money make the laws. They want to protect their money above all else, so crimes against their money are punished more harshly than others. Note this doesn't happen when people with money steal from poor people en masse. permalink fedilink source parent [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago* TBH the system barely even prosecutes sexual assault. It's probably more likely to be raped by a cop than be helped in a rape prosecution. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Evil_incarnate@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago The people with money make the laws. They want to protect their money above all else, so crimes against their money are punished more harshly than others. Note this doesn't happen when people with money steal from poor people en masse. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 years ago* TBH the system barely even prosecutes sexual assault. It's probably more likely to be raped by a cop than be helped in a rape prosecution. permalink fedilink source parent