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netikras
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Speaking of.. What in your opinion would be an appropriate way to warn someone about security problems, like db passwords in git?

I once came across dozens of extremely sensitive services' infra accesses: alibaba/aliexpress, natuonal observatories, gov institutions, telecomms, etc. I had dozens [if not hundreds] routers' and firewalls' credentials along with addresses. I tried one to confirm validity - it worked. I wanted to warn them but did not want to get in trouble.

If it were servers, I'd set a motd or append some warning messages in .profile. But not sure how to do it for non-server devices

what would you do? How would you warn them?

P.S. Deleting that record was a smart move, buddy ;)

p.P.S. Sorry, wrong category... Can't edit now :(

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  • 1
    6y
    A) If there is a bug bounty program, use it (check the policy before to see if you still comply). End up with reward.

    B) Send an email to some well-known infosec company. Stay humble and give enough intel without compromising yourself. End up with a warning/fine or a job.

    C) Send an email to the compromised company and end up with a fine or in jail.

    D) Don't do anything and stop doing illegal shit.
  • 3
    6y
    If you "test" anything. Just the slightest thing, always use tor!

    You could contact the Chaos Computer Club in Germany, they handle disclosures for you (like contacting companies/governments/agencies and since they are known usually people take it serious and they have expirience dealing with backlash https://ccc.de/en
  • 0
    6y
    Cool thing you have bro
  • 0
    6y
    @karasube D <-- I don't :) one of my servers got hacked due to default configs in one app. The botnet recruiting agent pulled a whole list of already hacked ip addresses with usernames/passwords [go figure!], along with the yet-to-be-hacked list. Soooo.. I was a victim - this uber sensitive information was kind of forced on me 😁
    I did a whois check in a loop. My jaw dropped when I saw results...
  • 1
    6y
    Anonymous email maybe?
  • 0
    6y
    rm -rf * :v

    In all seriousness though, maybe sending them an anonymous email could work 🤔 but I noticed that those with poor security quickly get very defensive and personally attacked when you tell them about it. They're beyond help ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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