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>The cameras were located in offices that have been officially closed for nearly a year. This explanation begs the obvious question, why were they still connec
by weare138 6y ago
>The cameras were located in offices that have been officially closed for nearly a year.
This explanation begs the obvious question, why were they still connected to Cloudflare's internal network for nearly a year? Does Cloudflare just keep paying rent for 'officially closed' offices? Obviously this ArsonCats group is exaggerating the extent of the hack but this official explanation from Cloudflare doesn't exactly pass the sniff test either.
- kentonv 6y ago> Does Cloudflare just keep paying rent for 'officially closed' offices? Well... yes. We intend to open them again when the pandemic is over.
- mrits 6y agoPaying rent for closed offices is common, especially with COVID. Commercial leases aren't usually 1 year like residential.
- russell_h 6y agoI don’t know about Cloudflare specifically, but almost every Cloudlfare-sized tech company in SF has had their offices closed to employees for a year. Most of them plan to reopen and are continuing to pay rent. Under those circumstances it definitely makes sense to keep the cameras on.
- mathattack 6y agoOccam’s razor. The simplest solution....
- weare138 6y agoI understand this and that's the point I'm trying to make here. The statement is just deflecting and downplaying the issue. What exactly does 'officially closed' mean? The office wasn't 'officially closed', it was unoccupied because of COVID. It was still paid for by Cloudflare and on it's network. The statement is purposefully misleading.
- meibo 6y agoWell, you'd also keep your security cameras on when going on vacation, it's just that covid is a lot more painful than a vacation.
- bryan_w 6y ago"It's just going to be two weeks."
- efficax 6y agoIt's called a lease, but also it's likely some small numbers of staff visit the offices from time to time