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Turkish security researcher claims responsibility for Apple dev center hack

45 points| braum | 12 years ago |engadget.com | reply

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[+] txutxu|12 years ago|reply
Maybe you don't like the disclosure style.

Maybe you don't like the place of the heart where he was born.

Maybe you wouldn't like to be him, neither his procedures.

Meh, even I dislike the O.S. he uses.

But anyway, the fact is there. And I will not be the one who kills the messenger.

Bravo, "Turkish security researcher".

[+] millerm|12 years ago|reply
"Security researcher" who needs to learn a lot about ethics and just proper procedure. It's already been said, but it's pretty lame to grab all those accounts, then make a video of some of the data and display it to the world. Poor form, Sir. Poor form.
[+] josh2600|12 years ago|reply
I agree. Everything about this stinks.

Further, I'm not one to put folks into stereotypes based upon where they're from, but I do note the exceptional security violation earlier this year related to the Google Certificate being compromised by a Turkish ISP. Not that the two are related, but that's my most recent thought with respect to Turkish Security research.

[+] michaelwww|12 years ago|reply
Turkish security researcher Ibrahim Balic hacked my facebook the other night and posted some drunk ramblings. That guy is a real pistol when he drinks.
[+] gojomo|12 years ago|reply
One possibility: his report made Apple aware of a hole that someone else was exploiting more deeply.
[+] ChuckMcM|12 years ago|reply
I've wondered about this as well. Its possible his behavior showed them the pattern and then when they went through their logs they saw more of it from before he started. Or they could just be in a delayed reaction mode.
[+] akadien|12 years ago|reply
He didn't discover a vulnerability. He hacked Apple, got scared, and tried to save his ass.
[+] kiiski|12 years ago|reply
How do you hack something without discovering a vulnerability? Assuming that there are no known vulnerabilities.
[+] briandear|12 years ago|reply
At least it wasn't that annoying Kaspersky nut, We never would have heard the end of it.