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goobster  ·  871 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ohhhh, Strava

Ohhh shit ... that is fucking clever!

I used to LOVE this type of security breach, even when it was on my watch. And I love them even more today.

I'll bet 90% of people use less than 10% of the capabilities of their favorite app, digital hardware, whatever. They never dig deep into the functionality of an app ... and of the very few who do, some of them are looking for ways to exploit the logic/tool for other purposes.

This takes a mastery of the app, first. Knowing how it works. Every feature it has, and how to use those features. Then using those features extensively and getting agile with them. So that - once you know how the feature works - you can exploit it.

Respect to the hacker.