He helped disclose a vulnerability found by a student to a production website
using custom software, but ended up being quizzed by the police over how he
discovered the weakness.
The police, Meunier said, suspected that as he'd found one Achilles' Heel, he
may have found more but not reported them.
Writing
on his blog, he said that as a 'stubborn idealist' he clashed with a
detective by refusing to identify the student who had originally found the
problem.
He claims the police then threatened him with court orders and charging him
with felony counts, and that his university stood by and offered no support.
Meunier said his job was only saved by the student coming forward and talking to
the police.
Now he tells his students not to report any vulnerabilities on websites as it
is not worth the risk.
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