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Call the bank's regional HQs. Ask to speak with the manager of security. Report the instance. Ask for his/her name and number. Tell the individual you plan to go public with the information in 48 hours if there's no resolution. The individual will feel a career risk and act accordingly.
apply for a job with the bank
In fact, any advice often falls on deaf ears and feels like pandering.
I'm looking at you (however among many others), YC's favorite payment processor.
Or does lawyer-ing up make OP look guilty from the start?
You're risking your freedom to save a corporation.
If you press ahead you will be dealing with people who lack knowledge and are scared of what you did affecting their career. They will rake you over coals. And you will have gained what? The minute pleasure of helping them save a few bucks?
You have a desire to help people. That's great and noble and commendable. But that's not what you would be doing here.
My advice: drop it. It's not worth it. If there was no risk to life or liberty from what you found, then yes chase the disclosure. But there isn't. Drop it and forget it ever happened. Your life is worth it.
I have to ask the folks here. Given the OP used an ID that seems easily traceable and he/she admits to defrauding the bank publicly (I know, just .32 USD, but still people are going to prison these days for so many silly things). Should OP retain legal counsel and have the lawyer make contact with a VP? Or does lawyer-ing up make OP look guilty from the start?
Not sure about lawyering up, maybe it's something that I should do (should have done?)..
I have to ask the folks here. Given the OP used an ID that seems easily traceable and he/she admits to defrauding the bank publicly (I know, just .32 USD, but still people are going to prison these days for so many silly things). Should OP retain legal counsel and have the lawyer make contact with a VP? Or does lawyer-ing up make OP look guilty from the start?
Well, there are audio recordings of bank staff asking to demonstrate the flaw and there are also recordings of the same staff telling me that going public is within my rights, but they don't seem to understand the underlying issue. Not sure about lawyering up, maybe it's something that I should do (should have done?)..
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Well, there are audio recordings of bank staff asking to demonstrate the flaw and there are also recordings of the same staff telling me that going public is within my rights, but they don't seem to understand the underlying issue. Not sure about lawyering up, maybe it's something that I should do (should have done?)..
IANAL, but I thought I would mention it anyway. Do you have these recordings for safe keeping?
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IANAL, but I thought I would mention it anyway. Do you have these recordings for safe keeping?
Some places, yes. But you're right, definitely. Better safe than sorry!