[Cthulhu_]

Like how derailing a train is waiting for it to happen?

Exploiting weaknesses is still cybercrime, even if the target system was insecure. That's why there's black and white hats, and why white hat hackers can still get into trouble.

[LinuxBender]

A better analogy would be bacteria in your mouth.

For years, you had billions of bacteria in your mouth, slowly disintegrating the enamel of your teeth and slowly burrowing cavities into your teeth. They consume the food you eat, then urinate acidic waste that destroys your teeth and gums. They do this so slowly that you don't even feel the acidic damage.

Then, one day, you use a very strong mouthwash that contains alcohol. The alcohol instantly kills billions of bacteria, all of whom urinate instantly all at the same time, in excruciatingly painful death. The acid level is so high that it causes a burning sensation in your mouth, you are like, "damn, this mouthwash burns, I'm not using this crap again!"

You saw the mouthwash as the bad guy. In reality, the bad guys were there all along.

[Grangar]

Oh yes, it's still a crime and it should be. But if the public grossly underestimates train safety and refuses to put in safeguards, an accident is a good way to wake them up. And in this case the train derailed, but at least someone was able to press the emergency stop button (to stay within the metaphor).