You've Been Pwned

If you’re at all online, you’ve probably been the victim of a data breach. If you work in a technical or competitive field, chances are someone, somewhere, has tried to get into your systems to have a look around and maybe shortcut their own development cycle at the expense of your trade secrets. Hacking has a cost, certainly, but it is also a means for discovery - both positive and negative, for profit and for the public benefit. What is the business case of the dark side of the Internet?