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Just got a "security researcher" email full of vague threats, generic greetings, and a Gmail address with 007 in it. No app, no bounty, no clue. Naturally, I wrote a blog post. 🎣🕵️‍♂️
#BegBounty #Infosec #CyberLOL […]

🎣 The Curious Case of the Beg Bounty Bait — or: Licence to Phish Not every day do I get an email from a very serious security researcher, clearly a man on a mission to save the internet — one vague, copy-pasted email at a time. Here’s the message I received: From: Peter Hooks <peterhooks007@gmail.com>Subject: Security Vulnerability Disclosure Hi Team, I’ve identified security vulnerabilities in your app that may put users at risk.

Just got a "security researcher" email full of vague threats, generic greetings, and a Gmail address with 007 in it. No app, no bounty, no clue. Naturally, I wrote a blog post. 🎣🕵️‍♂️
#BegBounty #Infosec #CyberLOL