I brought down a scamming operation with 15 bytes of PHP

Re:I brought down a scamming operation with 15 bytes of PHP by ta1243 on Thursday September 07, 2023 @06:22AM (#37416916)

You did fine in the action (breaking the law isn't the end of the world), just a little naive over the consequences.

They're back online

https://uniquemost.online/home.php

I expect it will all blow over.

Being a vigilante is great, but there's a reason Batman has a secret identity

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Re:I brought down a scamming operation with 15 bytes of PHP by comprev on Thursday September 07, 2023 @06:31AM (#37416981)

Probably he doesn't have planning permission for the Bat Cave and wants to keep it hush-hush

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Re:I brought down a scamming operation with 15 bytes of PHP by eliseomartelli on Thursday September 07, 2023 @06:29AM (#37416969)

I don't think I did fine in the action, tbh. It was not my job to do such thing.

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Re:I brought down a scamming operation with 15 bytes of PHP by ta1243 on Thursday September 07, 2023 @07:40AM (#37417501)

Many people do good things that are not their job, the worst thing that could come out of this is that you lose your drive and curiosity and start playing things safe.

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Re:I brought down a scamming operation with 15 bytes of PHP by vorticalbox on Thursday September 07, 2023 @07:17AM (#37417311)

have been poking about some of the form inputs have names like `_mc4wp_honeypot`

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