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December 30, 2015 10:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/gqqHGq8-9iI/the-paradox-of-grey-hat-hackers
The Paradox of Grey Hat Hackers
v3rgEz writes: Troy Hunt, a security researcher who tracked breached websites, reflects on the recent "grey hat" hacking of VTech, in which a hacker downloaded millions of kids' photos, chat logs, and more, to blow the whistle on a serious vulnerability. The attacker went way beyond responsible disclosure, offering the data directly to a reporter, but the ensuing publicity got VTech to clean up their act and maybe helped parents better understand the dangers of lax security. Is grey hat ok when it's done for the greater good?Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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