The Ethics of Publicly Naming Compromised Systems

I spend some time each week researching what Internet miscreants are doing. Because of this, I often encounter compromised systems before their owners know of the breach. As I write this, I currently have outstanding contact attempts for ten organizations with compromised websites - some with which you’re likely familiar.

Call me Ishmael

I know you’ve seen my messages. I don’t understand your choice.

Why are you ignoring me?

Priorities

Remember how often the word unprecedented got used in 2020?

Danger, Will Robinson!

And... Who Are You?

I really hate the phone calls… they are, unquestionably, the worst.