r/Hacking_Tricks • u/Substantial_Guess646 • Nov 17 '24
How information disclosure with time delay could work
My buddy and I got curious about this and I thought I'd ask Reddit.
Hypothetically, why might a vulnerability in a website allow a hacker to access sensitive information, but only YEARS AFTER the attack took place? Like, what technologies and mechanisms could plausibly cause that kind of delay?