Eye for an eye; Hacking the competition

The author, identified in the text as the former founder of Ink, writes that he now rejects the "hack back" reasoning that led to his prosecution, and that he no longer believes the ends justify the means. He describes hacking back against a competitor's customers after an employee who had left for that competitor allegedly took files and IP, and he says he sent anonymous emails to the competitor's prospects. After a misdemeanor plea deal, he was sentenced on April 20th to 18 months in federal prison, and the judge said he wanted to deter such conduct. The text also cites his attorney Kellen Dwyer saying he knew of no other Computer Fraud and Abuse Act charge where the motive appeared purely defensive.