[iwassayinbourns]

Pentester/bug bounty hunter here. I appreciate that this is frustrating for the owner to experience, but this reads like normal internet noise to me, or at worst someone fired up burp suite and hit go on a website. Many, many commercial tools run these sorts of attacks en masse by default, some SaaS companies even do it as a product. The entire internet is being scanned constantly and many of those scanners have automated collections of attacks run against websites when discovered. I’m not say it’s right, but it is the reality we live in. I wouldn’t be taking it personally.

[doitformango]

If a shark attacks you, it isn't personal, but it is traumatic.

Also, sharks weren't made by ethically-questionable hackers.

I don't see why you need to dismiss this person's legitimate trauma, seems awfully boorish of you to do so.

[gblargg]

I read it as the opposite, trying to help them process it as not something deeply malicious targeting them. I'm thankful of the times I took something deeply, then realized it was something else and had a change of heart. This is ultimately what trauma and processing is about: something blindsided you and your initial response is a large field of shock and avoidance, then slowly you process it until you have a practical approach to deal with the thing next time, so it doesn't blindside you again.

[doitformango]

That's a really good point. Now that you explain it, its not boorish but insightful. Thanks.

[flkenosad]

> Also, sharks weren't made by ethically-questionable hackers.

You don't know that.

[doitformango]

I cannot argue with that.

[antod]

Those are the ones have frickin lasers on their heads.