No, some of the other things say that he receives info from others, much the same as a pawn shop may receive stolen goods. The pawn shop didn't steal them, just gives the thieves somewhere to offload their booty.
In this quote he says that he seeks out info, that would be the same as going into someone's home and taking something they had hidden, in other words, stealing. I am not saying that the current huge release is info that he stole, but I think it is safe to say that at some point, he has illegally obtained information.