Subj : Re: SSH BBS Hack Challenge
To   : McDoob
From : 2twisty
Date : Thu Mar 31 2022 18:21:13

 Mc> Remember the dogs of war I recently mentioned? Well, you just took away
 Mc> their leash!

I have backups and can easily rebuild. I am offering a bug bounty, but in order to claim it, they have to reveal how they did it so that the bug can be fixed.


 Mc> I promise you one thing: it won't be me that attempts to claim that
 Mc> prize. My hat is white; I don't use my superpower for personal gain.

Actually, what I asked for *was* white-hat hacking.  Ethical hacking (white-hat) is done with the goal of increasing security. White hats won't hack without permission; this permsission has been granted.

If they hack me and cause damage, they won't get the bounty.  If they fail to reveal their methods, no bounty.

Granted, as bug/hack bounties go, it's a pittance.  However, if it is as easy as you say, someone will snap it up soon, I will be out $150, the software will get improved, and you'll gave gloating rights for at least the next 3 millennia.

Sounds like a win/win/win to me?  $150 for improved security is WELL worth it.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: The Ratrace Losers (21:3/166)

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