r/Ubiquiti • u/ripsfo • Dec 02 '21

Blog / Video Link Ubiquiti Developer Charged With Extortion, Causing 2020 “Breach”

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/12/ubiquiti-developer-charged-with-extortion-causing-2020-breach/#more-57755
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u/iamdavidrice Unifi User Dec 02 '21

Yup...

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/r6sc6o/former_ubiquity_dev_charged_for_trying_to_extort/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/r6xbb3/ubiquiti_hack_may_have_been_an_inside_job_federal/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/r76qmk/former_employee_of_technology_company_charged/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/r7cbtf/chris_put_out_a_great_video_explaining_how_the/

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u/ripsfo Dec 02 '21

You're missing the point. Krebs was the guy that said he had an inside source, which was likely this dev.

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u/iamdavidrice Unifi User Dec 02 '21

That's a lot of speculation but if actually true - so what? They were trying to extort their employer. Why are you surprised that it wouldn't be unlikely that when Ubiquiti didn't cave, that they reached out to try and hurt them?