What do folks think of this ? https://www.npr.org/2020/08/20/904113981/former-uber-executive-charged-with-paying-hush-money-to-conceal-massive-breach
Over reach by an aggressive prosecutor ?6%
UBERs prior CEO should be the one charged ?39%
This sort of payment/use of bug bounty happens routinely ?30%
CISOs/CSOs are now on notice for the actions they take ?16%
I am going to do a deep dive on my bug bounty program immediately ?2%
Most companies do some sort of breach coverup - especially when it comes to potential IP theft?4%
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Joe is a good guy and I have known him for years. Hard to fully comprehend the charges since the full context of things in the complaint is not complete. This will be interesting to watch and see what sort of precedent this could create. Either way - my thoughts are with Joe on this ...
Statement from his Attorney
Did you post a link Mike? Sorry if you did and it didn't come through.
Is this what you're referencing from the article? "If not for Mr. Sullivan's and his team's efforts, it's likely that the individuals responsible for this incident never would have been identified at all."
And Sameer Sait too 🙂
Lee Vorthman and Mike D. Kail would love your thoughts.
Neal Sachdev would love your thoughts on this too.