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by ngneer 482 days ago
CEO felt a threat to his company and responded accordingly. He is clearly green and impolite. Sending a vulnerability disclosure to someone without knowing their experience, and given the amount of spam on the web, one should not be surprised at the response. Trying to do a good thing and getting scolded for it feels terrible, though. One might understand why the researcher would put up database details for the world to see and fail to realize it is petty to do so. I hope both gentlemen learned their lesson.