Don't Hack That Website!

[deanwebb]

https://thehackernews.com/2019/02/vulnerability-disclosure-hacker.html

Guy was looking around, found holes, BIG holes, told the company about them... and then got arrested for his efforts...

[Otanx]

Guy was looking around, found holes, BIG holes, told the company about them... and then got arrested for his efforts...

More accurately he looked around, found holes, told the company. They told him to stop. He continued poking around. Then got arrested.  From the article;

Reportedly, the hacker then traveled to Budapest for the meeting, which didn't go well as he expected, and apparently, the company did not permit him to test its systems further.

However, the man continued probing Magyar Telekom networks and discovered another severe vulnerability...

So I don't feel sorry for him. They told him to stop. I don't think it warrants 8 years in jail, but he isn't innocent either.

-Otanx

[deanwebb]

True, there's that... All the same, it makes me wonder what the firm did about any criminals that were poking around and using that vuln... and *not* turning themselves in...

[icecream-guy]

So I don't feel sorry for him. They told him to stop. I don't think it warrants 8 years in jail, but he isn't innocent either.

-Otanx

That's not so bad, was watching a Lisa Ling thing about adolescent behaviors.  The was one part that some HS senior was dating a fresher. he was 17 she 14.  Guy got arrested and was looking at 32 years, event though consensual, as they both agreed, state arrested him and prosected on rape charges. Because her parents found out and called the police as she was under 16.  He was looking at time and life on the list as a sex offender. which is a bit heavy for frisky teenagers, but law is law. He ended up getting a few years on probation and a few years on the list, but f'ed the rest of his life.


 

[DesertFox]

Did you realize that happened in Hungary? In this part of the world testing, the system was considering an attack against the telecom. The oligarchs that own the telecom thought -" Tom, don't let anybody kid you. It's all personal, every bit of business". So they decide it is an attack against them, and in our part of the world, it is equivalent to attack against the king (Orban in this case). Poor stupid kid.

[deanwebb]

Did you realize that happened in Hungary? In this part of the world testing, the system was considering an attack against the telecom. The oligarchs that own the telecom thought -" Tom, don't let anybody kid you. It's all personal, every bit of business". So they decide it is an attack against them, and in our part of the world, it is equivalent to attack against the king (Orban in this case). Poor stupid kid.

True, one must always consider local political realities when embarking on a career of white-hat researching. Neglect local political realities at your peril!