[mtlynch]

The server they compromised is essentially a command and control server for an illegal botnet.

Are there documented cases of botnet owners trying to sue or get law enforcement to prosecute someone for infiltrating their botnet?

I'd be more concerned about extralegal retaliation from people in the malware ecosystem.

[dylan604]

Hey, that's my server, and is totally 100% legit. I was unaware that I was pwnd and someone was using it as a C&C server. I'm now suing you for hacking my server, as you could be the person that installed the C&C server. After all, you are an admitted hacker.

Stranger things have won in court