full-disclosure - Re: Dude VanWinkle's Death

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Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:51:00 +0530
From: "Abilash Praveen" <contactme@...lashpraveen.com>
To: "worried security" <worriedsecurity@...glemail.com>
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Dude VanWinkle's Death

If Justin was good at securities he wouldn't have kept his mother's name as
his security question, however I agree with n3td3v.


On 2/12/08, worried security <worriedsecurity@...glemail.com> wrote:
>
> On Feb 11, 2008 3:40 PM, Jonathan Glass <jonathan.glass@...il.com> wrote:
> > http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=79446&r=6&Category=7
> >
> >
> >
> > Justin Marcus Polazzo, 31, of Atlanta, Ga., was found dead in his home
> on
> > Feb. 4, 2008. He was born in Alma, Mich., on Dec. 31, 1976.
> >
> >  At the time of his death, Justin was employed at the Georgia Institute
> of
> > Technology's Office of Information Technology in the Division of
> > Architecture and Infrastructure.
> >
> >  Justin is survived by his parents, mother Carol Anson Stanwyck (Doug),
> and
> > father Free Polazzo (Janet), brother Chad Polazzo (Lori), and stepsister
> Liz
> > Stanwyck. Other area surviving relatives are Betty Anson, Wendy (Wagner)
> > Muzechuk, Ashley and Maggie Haverfield and James Anson (Marilyn) from
> > Illinois.
> >
> >  A memorial service will be held Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008, in Atlanta.
> > It's been a sad week for the friends of Dude VanWinkle.
> >
> > --JG
>
> This is sad news, however...
>
> I think its wrong for you to post his name and personal information
> and employment onto a large mailing list of this size and nature.
>
> I've been in the security scene 9 years and I know not to post
> information like this.
>
> He is now open to real life identity theft, social engineering,
> phishing, vishing and other mischief.
>
> Let's just hope his secret question isn't his mothers name etc.
>
> Especially in the first few days, weeks, his family,friends,employers
> etc are going to be open to exploitation with this information around.
>
> Regards,
>
> n3td3v
>
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