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Oh come on. It's a form of social engineering and I'd say it has a net benefit for society. These emails have brought to light some weaknesses in these systems
by scottmf 9y ago
Oh come on. It's a form of social engineering and I'd say it has a net benefit for society.
These emails have brought to light some weaknesses in these systems. Hopefully they'll be patched very quickly.
- 24gttghh 9y agoI think there are ethical ways to publicize vulnerabilities in a system ala Google's Project Zero, and then there's public shaming through trickery. Not to say how the administration reacted may be overblown, but "ends justify the means" is a slippery slope I find unpalatable.
- scottmf 9y agoThere's no "The Email Company" to fix such vulnerabilities. Given the damage that could have been caused, the prank is incredibly harmless. At worst it has temporarily embarrassed a few people already shown to be immune to embarrassment.