Why US Government would care? They normally don't seem to care that much when these leaks happen.
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E3 organization leaks data for over 2,000 journalists and analysts [Update: Additional security breaches discovered, see threadmarks]
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Why US Government would care? They normally don't seem to care that much when these leaks happen.
"when we found out we took down the page, no worries!"
yeah, too bad CTRL+C, CTRL+V exists, fucknuts
jesus christ
ESA should be sued for this terrible mishandling of people's information, I mean are you kidding me? Apparently the information was just right out there and all of these people are high level journalists deserving of having their data being private and secure. I mean can you imagine if it was developers and top CEO/execs too that had their information leaked like Shigeru Miyamoto, Kojima, Phil Spencer etc. Holy shit.
Prepare for these things before they can ever hope to happen, corps!! Digital data is fluid!
For goodness' sake, I hope the fallout is siphoned properly and with as minimal shenanigans as possible schmossible. *scrutinizing nod*
For goodness' sake, I hope the fallout is siphoned properly and with as minimal shenanigans as possible schmossible. *scrutinizing nod*
i meant in the sense of a stranger notifying them, and the anxiety is entirely dependent on how one would go to notifiy them.
i do not disagree at all all affected need to know ASAP how to protect themselves. just disagreed on the manner.
Okay - the leak and its idiocy aside - how can this be contained?
This shit is still live and posted, it took me two seconds to find if I knew what website to go to (mentioned elsewhere in this thread).
Like it's just sitting there - in PLAIN TEXT. Is ESA doing everything in their power to at least take THAT down?
This shit is still live and posted, it took me two seconds to find if I knew what website to go to (mentioned elsewhere in this thread).
Like it's just sitting there - in PLAIN TEXT. Is ESA doing everything in their power to at least take THAT down?
Nothing can be done now. It's out. It's a permanent Rolodex that can be referenced on the internet.
From the various unconfirmed Twitter accounts floating around, this is not a leak but rather carelessness by The ESA. The documents were clearly posted on their website and easily attainable by design but that's only because the document was supposed to be for select people (this is where it gets hazy. Is it ESA staff? Partners? People that paid for the media contact list?).
We were certainly a part of the breach and given that a number of EU editors were involved, this could be a case for a GDPR violation, especially with the lack of communication from The ESA and damage control.
We were certainly a part of the breach and given that a number of EU editors were involved, this could be a case for a GDPR violation, especially with the lack of communication from The ESA and damage control.
Fucking hell. This is fucked up beyond belief. I hope the ESA pays dearly for this, as this was no innocent mistake. But most importantly, I hope that all the journalists and reporters stay safe. Good freaking God.
This is horrible. I can't believe whoever works at the ESA was so lax about storing this information.
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Well the "journalist" that first dropped the story has GG ties and told their shithole audience about it before the ESA had taken the info down
It would not be unreasonable to suggest that her actions may have directly resulted in the info making it out before the ESA patched the hole in the ship
some of my co-workers recieved the email about this and I didn't. I didn't go this year while they did, so I guess it was just this year's attendees? Still absolutely abysmal, but it could have been so much more far reaching
Kinda hoping the ESA is sued into oblivion after this to be honest, it's downright negligent
Kinda hoping the ESA is sued into oblivion after this to be honest, it's downright negligent
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Dude, you can make that assumption but I'm not. I don't know who that person is so I'm not going to assume and as far as I'm concerned people now know this shit happened because of this journalist. Think your ire should be aimed at the ESA for screwing up and not at the person who brought this to light.
"I don't know this person but I'm gonna stan for her anyways"
Ok dude
evidently most of the blame is on the ESA, but the fact that a person known to have ties to GG stuff, irresponsibly showed it to the world, can also be blamed. your ignorance of the person and who she is doesn't make defending her a good thing.
Did they not tell people how to access the data before the data was even pulled? That doesn't seem like journalism to me.
Saw the email - isn't it completely dishonest to say this was a website vulnerability? Looks more like someone uploaded the list to a public facing directory, I don't see how that is a vulnerability.
It is pure negligence on their part. Hopefully they get sued over this.
It is pure negligence on their part. Hopefully they get sued over this.
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You don't know who she is and you don't want to assume, but thankfully I know her and don't have to assume
Props to her for finding out, but then she lept to Youtube for clicks and views and put the info out there before it could be contained
The responsible choice would have been "not hitting publish on YouTube until the ESA had the information off the site and off wayback" but being first was too important for her and she fed the location of this goldmine to her audience
It wasn't just a PSA that hey I have notified the ESA that this information is vulnerable, they literally told people how to pull the info themselves.
The owner of the youtube account in question is an active member of a notorious internet forum whose entire purpose is to stalk and harass people online.
Title is misleading. ESA didn't "leak" anything. Some negligent programming left unsecured data on the web. That's why companies need auditing on their security policies.
This sucks for the journalists affected. And with the rising costs of E3 for attendees and publishers, maybe it's time for something else to take its place.
This sucks for the journalists affected. And with the rising costs of E3 for attendees and publishers, maybe it's time for something else to take its place.
as a data breach notification this is woefully inadequate, in fact all this email tells me is the ESA is not even remotely prepared for GDPR, and with european journalists in the leak...welp. they're fucked.
Bad look for the esa and I feel terrible for those affected by this breach.
This is a bad take, especially Sony itself has a history of major security breaches.
This is a bad take, especially Sony itself has a history of major security breaches.
Woah boy.
I don't think this will kill the ESA, because it's backed by all of the major publishers, but this isn't going to help their reputation.
I didn't realize it was that far reaching. This is gonna get uglier than it did five years ago. I truly hope that I'm wrong...
Ths list (registered media) was free for all the exhibitors (that's why it was unsecured and so easily accessible -- by design). The lists they sell are with all the registered attendees. It is obvious that ESA does not give a flying fuck about privacy.
Fucking hell.
The ESA needs to be buried for this, as well as the moron who facilitated the doxxing for clicks and everyone hosting this shit.
The ESA needs to be buried for this, as well as the moron who facilitated the doxxing for clicks and everyone hosting this shit.
Might be good to update the op with that twitter thread with steps to protect yourself.
That email though. Their website had a "vulnerability". Some lowlife finding out a door is broken and opens if you mess with the lock a bit is a vulnerability. Not having a door at all... isn't.
That email though. Their website had a "vulnerability". Some lowlife finding out a door is broken and opens if you mess with the lock a bit is a vulnerability. Not having a door at all... isn't.
No the "journalist" was super irresponsible. Someone I know affected with this was in contact with them and was telling them to hold off until it was taken down but then ignored everything and released it anyway for the clicks. That "journalist" is shitty and helped caused this problem without taking proper precautions.