A crime does not generally require mens rea. Manslaughter is the easiest example.

If a chemical company does an "experiment" and five tons of mercury unintentionally leak into the drinking water, what happens?

Ok, that is a rhetorical question because they also might be protected by the oligarchy.

What happens to an unconnected individual who develops an amateur rocket that unintentionally hits a military facility in a test flight?

General intent is intent to commit the act/omission (here, to build and deploy a system) and not an intent to achieve the ultimate end (the unlawful access of someone else’s network/computer). Specific intent is intent to achieve the particular result.

Some crimes require only general intent; some require specific intent.