Successful Hacking = New Car and Job Offers

http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/nj-teen-trades-his-unlocked-iphone-for-three-more-and-a-sports-c/

http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:%20/2007/08/27/iphone-hacking-teen-rewarded-with-a-car-instead-of-jail/

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5088414.html

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/ODD_IPHONE_UNLOCKED?SITE=MOJOP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

I present to you, the news media. Proving once again that good press can portray hacking as a lucritive hobby/career. Should I thank them for creating a need for my IT security job, or for making it more difficult to do my job with HIPAA, SOX, PCI-DSS, etc. already on my plate?