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"Well known" prat gets 41 months, but is it justified?

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  • #52
    Javan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 265 ✭✭Javan


    What weev did included posting the data he gathered on a public site for all to see. That is where (IMO) he stepped over the line.
    From the article it seems he found the problem, tested it, then told AT&T. If he had stopped at that point then there is no question in my mind but that the problem and fault lies entirely with AT&T.
    He didn't stop at that point; he posted details including personal information on Gawker. For that he should be punished. His crime (again, IMO) was not 'hacking' anything, his crime was providing personal details of thousands of people online.


  • #53
    Seachmall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,041 ✭✭✭Seachmall


    Javan wrote: »
    He didn't stop at that point; he posted details including personal information on Gawker. For that he should be punished. His crime (again, IMO) was not 'hacking' anything, his crime was providing personal details of thousands of people online.

    The information he sent to Gawker was redacted and contained no information that could be used maliciously.

    Making a vulnerability public is a well established, albeit controversial, method of disclosing security issues.

    Arguably he followed "correct" procedure. Arguably.


  • #54
    Caliden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,982 ✭✭✭Caliden


    He got that length of a sentence for the way he acted and spoke to the judge. Hopefully he still won't still be a smug cnut when he gets out.


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