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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. No good deed goes unpunished by localroger · · Score: 5, Funny

    He would have been better off helping himself to free coffee until the wankers fixed their system.

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  2. Re:come on now! by PPH · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's pronounced "eye-gor."

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  3. Re:Israeli genocide? by nicoleb_x · · Score: 3, Funny

    I think Hitler tried something like that already.

  4. #RaceConditionTogether by Phronesis · · Score: 4, Funny

    Starbucks can have a new slogan.