“Honest hacking”—is there such a thing? About 10% of the UK population seems to think so.
We’re not talking about white hat activities here. Research from Manchester-based security firm Online Spy Shop found that one in 10 Britons have hacked into another person’s social media or email account for what they deem to be “honest” reasons. Excuses for so-called “ethical snooping” include: Investigating infidelity; helping someone make a surprise marriage proposal; tracking down a missing person; and being asked by a significant other to check messages.
Eli Zheleva from Portsmouth for instance used a browser vulnerability to hack her friend’s email, and reset her social media passwords to find her location after she went missing.
“A friend of mine went missing,” he explained in the report. “Her housemate called me to let me know she’s stormed off. Later on, he found a rather negative note buried under other paperwork on her desk. It wasn’t suicidal as such, but it had lines such as ‘I don’t want to live amongst people who’d rather I was not alive.’” For the full article click here
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