The difference is that they can access the data, not anyone. With their poorly built data hub the info will be in Peking and Moscow within a day, along with 100 other hacker groups.
Nothing new here. J.Edgar Hoover knew that Lucy was pregnant BEFORE Desi. True story. He called Desi to congratulate him and Desi was surprised to hear it. Orwell was far and away ahead of his time.