So the network is now banned, he's made his money, and he's looking for notoriety and a new lucrative opportunity — it's no wonder the article reads like a résumé.
This "ethical hacker" needs to be charged with something severe - the damage he helped create is long-lasting and potentially resulted in 100,000's of deaths.
<p><pre><code> Payton believes the hacker just wants to do the right thing.
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The hacker isn't being interviewed with a ouija board, so he hasn't done the right thing yet.
Also worth reading: <a href="https://robertwillishacking.com/the-machine-enabled-by-facebook-how-i-helped-hack-the-2016-election-via-information-warfare/" rel="nofollow">https://robertwillishacking.com/the-machine-enabled-by-faceb...</a><p>What I don't get is why they are protecting the name of the company that funded all this and all their properties? If you want to stop people from doing this sort of thing in the future, it helps to know who to hold accountable.
Really surprised this isn't gaining more traction on HN. Maybe it's because of the clickbaity title...<p>In the meantime, the comment section on Ars is delivering in equal parts rage and comedy.
There are many fake news real empires including all the newspapers that published the WMD and Gulf of Tonkin and Syria chemical weapons/caliphate etc. stories:<p><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/terrorism-hoax-ontario-1.6207021" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/terrorism-hoax-ontari...</a><p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9958679/BBC-admits-Syria-gas-attack-report-flaws-complaint-Peter-Hitchens.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9958679/BBC-admits-...</a><p><a href="https://www.arabnews.com/node/1945091/media" rel="nofollow">https://www.arabnews.com/node/1945091/media</a>