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I do find it unreasonable to assume that OP would have been the only one finding and exploiting such a blatant vulnerability.

• jonathankoren 5y ago
  It's not unreasonable. It may be stupid, but criminals do stupid things all the time. Someone has to be first. Turning the investigation over to the authorities to investigate is also reasonable. What's disappointing is that his company didn't stand by him during the investigation, especially since he reported it.
  • Brian_K_White 5y ago
    To me that is actually grounds for OP to sue the employer for slander/libel/unjustified termination etc. OP did their part and the employer didn't.
    • tptacek 5y ago
      Do you have a legal background? I don't; what I know about defamation law I mostly get from religiously following Ken White. This doesn't sound like an especially plausible case of defamation. If it helps: absent a contract saying otherwise (pretty rare) employers in the US can generally fire you because they don't like your new haircut.
      • borski 5y ago
        (With the exception of firing you for protected reasons/classes, like race, gender, sexuality, etc.)
      • wglb 5y ago
        This just in: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hair-discrimination-the-new-protected-3026010/ https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hair-discrimination-the-ne...
• ipaddr 5y ago
  It is not a smoking gun. Now if they find unique product obtained through a transaction it would be.