While a black hat hacker would take the info in all probability keep coming back to the well for more.

FORBES: Are Hackers The 21st Century's First Revolutionary Movement?

That security flaw was first publicly demonstrated by Cody Brocious, a 24-year-old software developer for Mozilla, at the Black Hat hacker conference in July.

FORBES: Security Flaw In Common Keycard Locks Exploited In String Of Hotel Room Break-Ins

The hacker attack at the Black Hat security conference Thursday took even the most jaded security experts by surprise.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Creating a false base station is one of the tricks that researcher Chris Paget is expected to perform on Saturday in a talk at Defcon, a more hacker-friendly conference that immediately follows Black Hat.

FORBES: Cell Phone Snooping: Cheaper And Easier Than Ever

The inconspicuous lock hacking device is an adaption of one demonstrated at the Black Hat security conference in July by Cody Brocious, a hacker and software developer for Mozilla, who discovered and exploited a vulnerability in Onity locks, a cheap and popular hotel room lock that the company says are used on at least four million hotel rooms worldwide.

FORBES: Hackers Crack Hotel Room Locks With A Tool Disguised As A Dry Erase Marker

The name Dark Patterns itself (what hacker-types might think of as black-hat user experience) names and helps shine a light on a previously murky area.

FORBES: Connect