Comment on A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months agoWithout researchers like that, someone else would figure it out and use it maliciously without telling anyone. This researcher got Google to close the loophole that the exploit requires before publicly disclosing it.
rollmagma@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s the fallacy I’m alluding to when I mention stuxnet. We have really well funded, well intentioned, intelligent people creating tools, techniques and overall knowledge in a field. Generally speaking, some of these findings are more makings then findings.