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Hacker Warns Starbucks of Security Flaw, Gets Accused of Fraud

Posted by Soulskill on from the biting-the-hand-that-doesn't-steal-from-you dept.

Andy Smith writes: Here's another company that just doesn't get security research. White hat hacker Egor Homakov found a security flaw in Starbucks gift cards which allowed people to steal money from the company. He reported the flaw to Starbucks, but rather than thank him, the company accused him of fraud and said he had been acting maliciously.

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  1. Ziobucks by s390 · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Starbucks is a nasty company. Its CEO Howard Schultz is a fanatical Zionist; if you patronize Starbucks, you're supporting Israeli genocide.