Re:This should be a lesson... (Score 1)

Agreed.
Malicious hackers of this nature really do need to pay for their transgressions. People like that are the ones that give hacking a bad connotation.
I'm not so sure about all malicious hackers being shot, but some serious jailtime with big Bubba and a hefty fine should be incentive enough.
Not that it matters much, but something tells me that this is actually the work of a script-kiddie "wanna be hacker", as opposed to it being a 'real' hacker's handiwork.
From what little information is given, it seems reckless. The feel of the target is wrong - there's a blatant disregard and lack of self-control evident.
Additionally (and as someone else insightfully mentioned), if I were a hacker, I certainly wouldn't want this target on my resume. I'd want the RIAA or something more meaningful.