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I can almost picture the NSA staff meeting: "Let's bait Hacker News randos by issuing an advisory about a nearly internet-wide vulnerability that gives unrestri
by idlewords 7y ago
I can almost picture the NSA staff meeting: "Let's bait Hacker News randos by issuing an advisory about a nearly internet-wide vulnerability that gives unrestricted access to Windows computers. Then, when they visit our website to learn more, we'll nab them!"
Thanks for taking a bullet for the team on this one, Internet stranger.
- tedunangst 7y agoCan't trick me into installing your backdoor patch!
- PatrolX 7y agoReminds me of the UK UFO trap story. In the UK it's illegal to listen to police on scanners so detectives transmitted a hoax radio message about a UFO landing near Doncaster, South Yorkshire, then arrested several people who turned up at the spot, charging them with illegally using scanners to monitor police radio transmissions.
- wil421 7y agoSounds slightly similar to the boat sweepstakes story. Some cops somewhere decided to send a letter to everyone who had a warrant stating they won a boat. To make sure they didn’t immediately run they went through a couple fake formalities like pictures and such until they opened the door to the boat garage. Inside were uniformed officer waiting to make the arrest.
- Theodores 7y agoIf this was a story on a paywalled site and I had a non paywall link then I would share it for the benefit of others. Similarly, if a story is on a website owned by paranoid people with a track record of harm I would prefer to read a third party report. I don't believe I am alone in that.