[captainzidgel]

Notably as well, this is more equivalent to a former housemate taking something of yours as they leave, instead of a burglary. The phrase "hacking back" in the title implied to me that an outsider hacked their servers. Not that hacking back would be ethical either way, but I felt misled.

[ls612]

And in both cases, unless you are much better connected than the other person, the person doing the taking will de facto come out on top, by design.