Not only is it outdated, the Nolnah's razor (reverse form of Hanlon) is more likely to be true nowadays: "Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice".
Wholesale violations of legal and social norms as the secret sauce that will give your company a leg up? Sure if we get caught the stockholders will have to pay to keep our asses out of jail. But we'll get to keep our share of the loot.