When Suno, the controversial AI music generator, was reportedly hacked with user data and internal materials leaked, some media outlets treated the news with a strange tone. Instead of strongly condemning the cyber attack, platforms like Pitchfork posted it in a way that almost felt celebratory to some readers. This raises a serious issue.

Hacking is a crime, regardless of whether you agree with the company being targeted or not. If a major record label or a well-known artist had been hacked, the same outlets would likely be calling it a serious violation and demanding justice. However, because Suno is an AI tool that many in the music industry dislike, some media seem comfortable reporting the hack with little to no criticism of the criminal act itself.

This kind of selective outrage is dangerous. It sends the message that cybercrime is acceptable as long as it happens to something or someone you don’t like. Whether you support AI music or not, normalizing hacking sets a bad precedent.

Today it’s Suno, tomorrow it could be any artist, label, or platform that someone disagrees with. At the end of the day, crime should be called out for what it is — no matter who the victim is. Celebrating or downplaying cyber attacks just because you don’t like AI music tools only makes the industry look hypocritical and childish.