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Read this:

http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/08/17/wirelesshack/index.php

God damn it. I don't mind being wrong in taking a potential threat seriously, which I was in this case. Completely. MMM...crow...it's what's for dinner. If I have to make a mistake, I'll make it on the side of caution, and take the heat for being wrong.

But shit like this? What's the point? Why hide it? Why not say "Look, there's an error with a third party driver, and it affects any computer that you use it with, regardless of OS"? You still have a good point. You still have done folks a service.

Instead, they worked real hard to make it look like an Apple driver error. Fuckers.

This, by the way, is why I never agreed with the trend of hiring crackers who break into your system. There's a trust issue there, and this just drove it home. But even worse, this kind of thing makes it doubly hard for someone who DOES find something legit to be taken seriously.

Not that it matters, but I did email one of the idiots and ask about details. Now I know why I didn't get a reply. I hope SecureWorks fires Maynor's ass for this bullshit, and with prejudice. No company needs that kind of mentality working for them.

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