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How the FBI tracked down the Twitter hackers
- uwuwuwu 6y agoVery alienating how they disclose names even before their guilt is proven in court. Also, I read they're considered adults because the crime was so serious. Come on. Just send the BTC back and that's it. This shit is a proof-of-concept and we should be thankful nobody started world war 3 on Twitter. There's zero harm, just improved security at Twitter.
- dsamarin 6y agoSend back the BTC with interest or no?
- SahAssar 6y agoThey willingly impersonated multiple people and tried to scam people based on that. That is not zero harm. Are you really saying that someone that executes a spearphishing attack on a company then uses that to take over accounts within that companies services and then uses that to try to scam people should just get a slap on the wrist? There are at least two or three levels of this where any reasonable person would have thought "This is getting really fucking criminal"
- aeternum 6y agoThis was likely a net benefit to US citizens. Much better that this kid exposed these security holes. Imagine how bad it would be if a nation state did this close to the election. Spearphishing is a real problem and tech companies have no answer. An annual employee training program isn't going to solve the problem. Simply making it illegal isn't going to solve the problem.
- SahAssar 6y ago> Much better that this kid exposed these security holes. That's why we have responsible disclosure. It does not make it okay to exploit security holes for profit. > Spearphishing is a real problem and tech companies have no answer. That does not make it okay to exploit it.
- aeternum 6y ago>That's why we have responsible disclosure. It does not make it okay to exploit security holes for profit. I'm not aware of any bug-bounty or responsible disclosure method that allows spear-phishing as the attack requires impersonation/fraud. Is there one?
- SahAssar 6y agoResponsible disclosure does not equal bug bounty. Just because you found a security hole does not mean you are entitled to a payout. The responsible way to do this would be to prove the access to twitters security team and not exploit it for personal gain. You can even just post it publicly, just don't try to scam people and profit based on the exploit. Do you think that just because there isn't a bug bounty for a specific exploit that gives you a free pass to exploit it for personal gain?
- opqpo 6y agoThose kids should get a prestigious cybersecurity job instead of going to jail. They didn't harm anybody even though they had the power to do that.
- Rebelgecko 6y agoDidn't they defraud people around the world of over $100,000? That seems like harm to me
- uwuwuwu 6y agoThey could just pay back the exact amount, and that's it.
- justSayin000001 6y agoIf people were stupid enough to fall for that then I put the fault on them.
- Rebelgecko 6y agoAs a thought exercise, I'd encourage you to try and have more empathy for those who are less capable. I went through a somewhat similar experience with my grandparents. Although the scam they fell for was a bit less obvious, it's a hard situation to go through and realize that your loved ones have declined to such an extent cognitively
- justSayin000001 6y agoI am sorry! You are right! I automatically assumed everyone with cryptocurrency understood the risks and benefits, but if this is to become mainstream we need to educate people. I am sorry for making such assumptions about people.
- justSayin000001 6y agoPlease forgive my ignorance!