Subj : Re: SSH BBS Hack Challenge
To   : 2twisty
From : McDoob
Date : Thu Mar 31 2022 21:10:47

 2t>  Mc> Remember the dogs of war I recently mentioned? Well, you just took aw
 2t>  Mc> their leash!
 2t> 
 2t> I have backups and can easily rebuild. I am offering a bug bounty, but
 2t> in order to claim it, they have to reveal how they did it so that the
 2t> bug can be fixed.
 2t> 
 2t> 
 2t>  Mc> I promise you one thing: it won't be me that attempts to claim that
 2t>  Mc> prize. My hat is white; I don't use my superpower for personal gain.
 2t> 
 2t> Actually, what I asked for *was* white-hat hacking.  Ethical hacking
 2t> (white-hat) is done with the goal of increasing security. White hats
 2t> won't hack without permission; this permsission has been granted.
 2t> 
 2t> If they hack me and cause damage, they won't get the bounty.  If they
 2t> fail to reveal their methods, no bounty.
 2t> 
 2t> Granted, as bug/hack bounties go, it's a pittance.  However, if it is as
 2t> easy as you say, someone will snap it up soon, I will be out $150, the
 2t> software will get improved, and you'll gave gloating rights for at least
 2t> the next 3 millennia.
 2t> 
 2t> Sounds like a win/win/win to me?  $150 for improved security is WELL
 2t> worth it.

Let's everyone be clear!

Are you giving me permission to break your sh--uh...stuff?

I don't like this. I am literally paid to be on the other side of this fence. But, if you're gonna offer me, twice, $150 USD to make you cry, well, who am I to refuse?

Be sure that your coding dick is bigger than mine before you say 'yes' to this, sir. You may not be aware of the poop-storm of which you are enticing...

I won't be nice. I won't leave a friendly note. I will destroy everything. You have been warned, more than once.

McDoob
SysOp, PiBBS
pibbs.sytes.net

.... There are two types of people; those who finish what they start and

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