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Genuinely curious: * Why the hard deadline of Oct 15? * Why only 1x headcount? * Why would you be putting a complete unknown into such a high profile position

Genuinely curious: * Why the hard deadline of Oct 15? * Why only 1x headcount? * Why would you be putting a complete unknown into such a high profile position? * This was posted today. How much hiring / background check diligence can you do if the start date is also today? * What if the person you hired was another hacker? It's not like you've got time to check their references... This seems like the kind of thing where you hire a crack team of crisis experts, and pay $5000/hr or whatever it is until it's fixed. This doesn't seem like the right time to start hiring the first rando that walks through the front door...

SeanAnderson 3y ago
Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix starts Nov 16. I don't know why Oct 15 is the hard deadline, but they absolutely want to be up and running in time for the prix. No idea on the others. The whole thing looks like it's being managed very poorly. Even the hackers spoke up about how bad MGM was handling the situation and how it was causing the media to reflect poorly on the hackers, lol. https://x.com/aejleslie/status/1702417787006673076 https://x.com/aejleslie/status/1702417787006673076
- ackbar03 3y ago
  Good on the hackers for calling out the uh crooks and making sure haveibeenpwned is updated. good for them!
- 0x53 3y ago
  That statement is incredibly interesting. I wonder what the hackers think they attempt to gain by publicly talking about their operations?
  - pphysch 3y ago
    Reputation is vital in the extortion world. There has to be some trust that if you pay a ransom, the other party will follow through.
    - 0x53 3y ago
      That makes sense. I feel like a federal government policy making it illegal to pay a ransom would go a long way towards making this type of thing less profitable.
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yesiamyourdad 3y ago
Also, what happened to the current sysadmins? Did they even have FT sysad?

SeanAnderson 3y ago

Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix starts Nov 16. I don't know why Oct 15 is the hard deadline, but they absolutely want to be up and running in time for the prix. No idea on the others. The whole thing looks like it's being managed very poorly. Even the hackers spoke up about how bad MGM was handling the situation and how it was causing the media to reflect poorly on the hackers, lol. https://x.com/aejleslie/status/1702417787006673076 https://x.com/aejleslie/status/1702417787006673076

ackbar03 3y ago
Good on the hackers for calling out the uh crooks and making sure haveibeenpwned is updated. good for them!
0x53 3y ago
That statement is incredibly interesting. I wonder what the hackers think they attempt to gain by publicly talking about their operations?
- pphysch 3y ago
  Reputation is vital in the extortion world. There has to be some trust that if you pay a ransom, the other party will follow through.
  - 0x53 3y ago
    That makes sense. I feel like a federal government policy making it illegal to pay a ransom would go a long way towards making this type of thing less profitable.
    - deleted 3y ago
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yesiamyourdad 3y ago

Also, what happened to the current sysadmins? Did they even have FT sysad?