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Any thoughts why the attacker would tell the guy how he did it if this is the obvious solution?

• aragot 13y ago
  Yeah why is that attacker so nice and kind? No joking, it's bad for their business.
  • sdk16420 13y ago
    Maybe just 'pride' of what he accomplished.
    • dspillett 13y ago
      Or an axe to grind. Perhaps he has something against GoDaddy (many do) and/or PayPal (again, many do) so took the opportunity to make them look bad by making sure that their effective complicity in the hack is well known.
  • blueskin_ 13y ago
    The icloud guy also was (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/all/ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-hona...).
• Zakuzaa 13y ago
  An attempt to induce Stokholm Syndrome?
• duiker101 13y ago
  The attacker was hired and once he finished the job he had no reason to be mean to the guy or not help him to improve his security. Maybe he even is a security expert that was in need of a bit extra cash and picked up this job.
• kybernetyk 13y ago
  I guess it's that "security researcher god complex" many security people show. They come around, fuck up your daily routine and expect you to be thankful for making your day hell.
  • gcp 13y ago
    This is correct. "Let me explain to you how smart I am"
• gizzlon 13y ago
  Reminds me of this Seinfeld episode where Jerry calls a car thief :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG-_tz5YuZE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG-_tz5YuZE
• Noxchi 13y ago
  Narcissism. Ooh look at how clever I am! I'm so smart! Please victim, will you validate my cleverness?