Re: Citibank hacked by URL fuzzing?

[Larry Seltzer <larry () larryseltzer com>]

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On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 1:32 PM, security curmudgeon
<jericho () attrition org>wrote:

> On Wed, 15 Jun 2011, Drsolly wrote:
>
> : Here's how it works.
> :
> : Journo: "Are you a security expert?" Village idiot: "Yes"
> :
> : Thus, the village idiot is now a securoty expert.
>
> What Drsolly said.
>
> Then it gets worse.. when said village idiot does this three times, s/he
> then begins to tell journalists "i've spoken on CNN, MSNBC, Fox, The Onion
> .." and they sound even more impressive.
>
> I still don't get why a journalist who does not vet a source, believes
> that other outlets will vet their sources.
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