Notepad++ V 7.3.3 – Fix CIA Hacking Notepad++ Issue

Re:Notepad++ V 7.3.3 – Fix CIA Hacking Notepad++ Issue by LoSboccacc on Thursday March 09, 2017 @03:36AM (#13827982)

/puts tinfoil hat

they might also used the whole stunt as a way to inform the public that they have the capability so that next time around at the interview goes "look kid, we do have the capability to unlock the phone, but it's costly, nasty, annoying for everyone involved and will put your refusal in a very very bad light in front of the judge and jury, why you don't just give the code and we tell the judge you cooperated?"

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Re:Notepad++ V 7.3.3 – Fix CIA Hacking Notepad++ Issue by tripzilch on Thursday March 09, 2017 @06:52AM (#13828669)

To be frank, the whole concept of "plea bargaining" in US law is a vulnerability, broadening the attack surface for many otherwise less harmful vulnerabilities.

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Re:Notepad++ V 7.3.3 – Fix CIA Hacking Notepad++ Issue by aeorgnoieang on Thursday March 09, 2017 @10:33AM (#13829923)

Yeah! If only we could make the courts and the wider legal system cheaper.

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Re:Notepad++ V 7.3.3 – Fix CIA Hacking Notepad++ Issue by 69mlgsniperdad on Monday March 13, 2017 @06:11PM (#13862949)

Interesting, hadn't thought of this, nor the previous comment's theory.

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