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The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower
Mark Rasch, 2003-08-18

Federal prosecutors in California went too far when they put a man in prison for disclosing a website security hole to the people at risk from it.

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(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-18
Penguinisto (6 replies)
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-18
Anonymous (1 replies)
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-18
Beelezubb (4 replies)
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-18
Anonymous (2 replies)
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-19
Anonymous
no good deed goes unpunished 2003-08-20
Anton Sherwood (1 replies)
no good deed goes unpunished 2003-08-25
Anonymous
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-18
CyCOtiC (2 replies)
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-19
Beelezubb
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-19
Anonymous (1 replies)
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-19
Anonymous
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-19
Mark D. Rasch (1 replies)
ah - that should've been included in the article, then... 2003-08-21
Penguinisto (1 replies)
Posting to BugTraq does not get you off the hook... 2003-08-26
Anonymous
(beelezubb!) - he had it coming. 2003-08-19
scamerone
Re: (shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-18
Anonymous (1 replies)
Re: (shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-19
Anonymous (1 replies)
he had it coming? I don't think so!. 2003-08-19
Jack.R.Abbit
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-19
Anonymous (2 replies)
Analogies 2003-08-19
SCamerone (1 replies)
Analogies 2003-08-19
Anonymous-Jerk (2 replies)
Analogies 2003-08-20
Drg (1 replies)
Analogies 2003-08-26
Anonymous
Analogies 2003-08-27
SCamerone
"Free Speech"? Puh-leeze. 2003-08-21
Penguinisto (1 replies)
"Free Speech"? Puh-leeze. 2003-08-21
Anonymous
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-20
Anonymous (1 replies)
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-21
Penguinisto
(shrug) - he had it coming. 2003-08-26
Anonymous
Re: (shrug) - he had it coming. 2008-02-12
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-18
Anonymous (5 replies)
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-18
Anonymous (2 replies)
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower - Wakeup 2003-08-19
Anonymous (1 replies)
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower - Wakeup 2003-08-29
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-18
APS
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-18
Anonymous (2 replies)
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
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The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
Brian
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-18
Anonymous (1 replies)
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-18
Anonymous (2 replies)
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
Anonymous
In this particular case, lefty used an announce@domain address which was used by the ISP to broadcast news to the customers.

He didn't steal the companys data.. the company was stupid and left announce@ open for anyone to post to.

I wouldn't be suprised if it was still open.

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The good, the bad and the ugly. 2003-08-18
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The good, the bad and the ugly. 2003-08-18
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The good, the bad and the ugly. 2003-08-22
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The good, the bad and the ugly. 2003-08-25
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The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-18
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The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
jofny
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-18
Old Grue
He did the right thing. 2003-08-18
Anonymous
It might have been better to talk to the press. 2003-08-18
Anonymous (2 replies)
It might have been better to talk to the press. 2003-08-19
Anonymous
It might have been better to talk to the press. 2003-08-19
Bob Radvanovsky (1 replies)
It might have been better to talk to the press. 2003-08-19
Elc0chin0
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Ashamed US Citizen
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Anonymous
Bill Gates deserves jail 2003-08-19
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
aXe-2-gRiND
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
Anonymous
I was there when this happened 2003-08-19
Anonymous (3 replies)
it seems you were also at slashdot 2003-08-20
Anonymous
I was there when this happened 2003-08-20
Drg
I was there when this happened 2003-08-27
SCamerone
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The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
Anonymous
Idiot 2003-08-19
Anonymous (1 replies)
Idiot 2003-08-19
Elc0chin0
How To Properly Send Security Flaw Alerts 2003-08-19
Anonymous
Read it yourself. 2003-08-19
Anonymous
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The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower or How to cover your corporate @$$ when sweeping a problem under the rug 2003-08-19
Ashaman (1 replies)
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower or How to cover your corporate @$$ when sweeping a problem under the rug 2003-08-20
Elc0chin0
Just where he has got the email addresses from? 2003-08-19
Anonymous (1 replies)
Just where he has got the email addresses from? 2003-08-19
Anonymous (3 replies)
Just where he has got the email addresses from? 2003-08-20
Anonymous
Just where he has got the email addresses from? 2003-08-20
Anonymous
Just where he has got the email addresses from? 2003-08-20
Anonymous
As the saying goes... 2003-08-19
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
blacklight
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
Anonymous
Rebel Without a Cause 2003-08-19
The Resonating Oscillator (3 replies)
Rebel Without a Cause 2003-08-20
Anonymous
Rebel Without a Cause 2003-08-20
Anonymous
Rebel Without a Cause 2003-08-20
Elc0chin0
The Government has gone too far. 2003-08-19
GWB (1 replies)
The Government has gone too far. 2003-08-19
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-19
Anonymous (2 replies)
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-20
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-20
Bob Radvanovsky
Much thanks to a brave individual!! 2003-08-20
Gary
What about Cali's New Law? 2003-08-20
Nick Jacobsen (1 replies)
What about Cali's New Law? 2003-08-21
Mark D. Rasch (1 replies)
What about Cali's New Law? 2003-08-22
Elc0chin0
Discrepancies 2003-08-20
Kat (1 replies)
Discrepancies 2003-08-21
Elc0chin0
Why does Mark Rasch lie about his past jobs? 2003-08-20
One who knows (2 replies)
Why does Mark Rasch lie about his past jobs? 2003-08-24
Anonymous
Why does Mark Rasch lie about his past jobs? 2003-08-25
At The Bow's End
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-20
Drg
Oh, BTW, your zipper is open 2003-08-22
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-22
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-22
Anonymous (1 replies)
Factual References 2003-08-26
Mark D. Rasch (1 replies)
Factual References 2003-08-26
Bob Radvanovsky
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-22
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-23
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-25
Anonymous
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-26
Robert H
The Sad Tale of a Security Whistleblower 2003-08-28
Anonymous
Fine 2003-08-28
agent1
Blame Hollywood! 2003-08-28
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