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Re:Patreon laid off their security team by IX-103 on Thursday September 08, 2022 @08:47PM (#32774008)
The part where it announces to the world that Patreon is currently running without a security team so they would not be able to respond effectively to hacks.

If your business had a broken lock on the door would it be ethical for a disgruntled former employee to tweet that fact out to the world after you laid him off? They may not be breaking in themselves, but they are substantially increasing the chance that someone else will.

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Re:Patreon laid off their security team by ryan_lane on Friday September 09, 2022 @05:13AM (#32777116)
It's the company's fuck up for firing anyone able to respond to hacks.

These people aren't announcing a vulnerability (like in your broken lock analogy), they're announcing that they all got fired and that they all need references. It's also a strong signal to everyone that the company may not be a good place to apply for, for a security position.

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Re:Patreon laid off their security team by ctf1er on Thursday September 08, 2022 @11:27PM (#32774959)
Was the employee first fired because of the broken lock?
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