I'm not hiding anything. I'm just pointing out that this sort of gloating is a really bad idea. If I had actually broken into TechCrunch's systems do you think I would post an article about it?
Get off the guy's back. That last hack was both clever and responsible. Having the ability to find security problems does NOT make one a suspect automatically.
Agreed. I wonder at what point intelligence and knowledge become an arrestable offense. I own a set of lock picks. If I were to carry these outside of my home in the UK (since I am not a locksmith) I could be arrested for the offense of "going equipped"
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Section 25 Theft Act 1968
(1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if, when not at his place of abode, he has with him any article for use in the course of or in connection with any burglary, theft or cheat.
(3) Where a person is charged with an offence under this section, proof that he had with him any article made or adapted for use in committing a burglary, theft or cheat shall be evidence that he had it with him for such use.
Hmm. I wasn't smart enough to think of that angle. I guess I wouldn't make a very good criminal mastermind. Oh well.
But remember on that Hacker News hack, I just thought of the possibility. Someone else did the actual work (and, in fact, totally independently of me).
Agree. It's one step down from when companies shout about how secure their systems are and then offer some 'challenge' prize money that they assume will never be won.
