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[-] passepartout@feddit.org 117 points 2 days ago

My friend who helped me research the OAuth vulnerabilities was let go for "security concerns from corporate"

Good old shooting the messenger.

[-] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 days ago

I mean, they were an employee who was exploring security vulnerabilities with a non-employee who has a blog. I would have fired them too.

[-] passepartout@feddit.org 15 points 2 days ago

It is indeed a very risky move without a lot to gain for him personally. But I could guess McDonald's would have forced him to ignore it and shut up about it if he disclosed this to the higher ups himself, in which case I would have gladly left myself instead.

this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2025
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