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Re:TalkTalk cyber-attack: boy, 15, arrested in Northern Ireland by just_curioussss on Monday October 26, 2015 @04:12PM (#10454110)
Imagine what would happen if serious hackers decided to go after this company. Maybe they will implement https this time.

The kid exposed a major security problem and overall helped everyone, even the company in the long term.

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Re:TalkTalk cyber-attack: boy, 15, arrested in Northern Ireland by noja on Monday October 26, 2015 @04:23PM (#10454193)
They didn't use https? That will teach me not to read the article.

Talk Talk are negligent, I hope a newspaper covers that angle.

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Re:TalkTalk cyber-attack: boy, 15, arrested in Northern Ireland by cm2187 on Monday October 26, 2015 @04:27PM (#10454213)
Unless he turned himself in, he didn't expose a security problem, he exploited a security problem.
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Re:TalkTalk cyber-attack: boy, 15, arrested in Northern Ireland by marrs on Tuesday October 27, 2015 @09:07AM (#10457706)
He exploited and exposed it
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