Leaked Email Shows HBO Negotiating with Hackers

Posted by cpdt on Sunday August 13, 2017 @07:33AM
from the popularmechanics.com dept.

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Re:Leaked Email Shows HBO Negotiating with Hackers by conmarap on Sunday August 13, 2017 @10:03AM (#15002943)

It doesn't surprise me. This phenomenon has become an epidemic lately. The employees are usually the vulnerability that these guys look for and is why they need special training when it d comes to cyber attacks.

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Re:Leaked Email Shows HBO Negotiating with Hackers by trendia on Sunday August 13, 2017 @11:30AM (#15003285)

> The employees are usually the vulnerability

which makes it especially strange for the CEO to call it a "bug bounty". I'm not quite sure how a bug in humans can be resolved by a contract IT firm.

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