Indeed. Perhaps it would have been better to publish the exploit anonymously. It's definitely not too useful in terms of street cred -- while we all appreciate

Indeed. Perhaps it would have been better to publish the exploit anonymously. It's definitely not too useful in terms of street cred -- while we all appreciate discovery of security bugs, it takes no skill and is a common script-kiddie method to just try /admin, etc., after URLs, so there is not much value professionally in having your real name tied to it, but significant risk and harassment issues come into play, especially in a big thing like this where the ire of angry and/or fleeced customers can easily be manipulated and misdirected.