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by MrBruh 895 days ago
It exposed PII of the managers & employees of ~half of the most popular fast food companies.

Personally I feel the title is justified but I understand and respect your viewpoint.

Also keep in mind that trying to clarify the such would also make the title much longer than I desired.

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Aren't you afraid one of the companies involved may file a complain with FBI or police and get you arrested?
Arrested for what? The system gave them permissions, they didn't exfil data, and they disclosed it to the company. He did those companies a favor by showing them how vulnerable they are by outsourcing every operation and process in pursuit of profits.
Title: I pwned Chattr.ai via Firebase misconfiguration

That’s what you should call it. It explains to readers what’s going on without over sensationalism.

That isn’t too long either.

that's a bit unfair, I think it's pretty important that it has real world consequences. nobody knows what Chattr is and who their users are