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Ask HN: I found a flaw in a card reader. How should I report it?
2 points by entangld on Sept 23, 2016 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments


Already, that you have to ask it here shows that there's something wrong.

Let's take a guess, what would be easiest to do:

- talk about it anonymously on some cracker irc channel?

- contact the official channels with the right precautions and the right credentials, to avoid being sued for whatever reason?

Perhaps you should just forget about it.


I would go to the company, and if they didn't respond to the issue, I would do a public disclosure of the flaw.


It's crazy that I have to worry about being sued for pointing out a mistake.


If you are looking for a reward, just ask the company first off if they offer bounties on finding flaws.




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