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Re:I found a security issue on a competitor, got fired and s... by cbozeman on Thursday March 17, 2022 @06:53AM (#30709674)
> Knowing when to stop should probably be a white-hat quality.

You don't stop until you fully explore just how severe the vulnerability is and all affected systems. This isn't rocket science. You have to know just how bad things are if you to have any hope of fixing them.

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Re:I found a security issue on a competitor, got fired and s... by bongothrowaway on Thursday March 17, 2022 @08:50AM (#30710572)
Isn't that the job of the person who is responsible for the code, and NOT the responsibility of a well-wishing outsider who stumbled across the bug in the first place? Unless you're actually angling to get the job of fixing the code.
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