Governor Wants to Prosecute Journalist Who Clicked 'View Source' on Government Site
Source: vice news
Missouri Governor Mike Parson wants to prosecute a journalist who warned the state that a government website left school teachers and administrators' Social Security numbers exposed.
Parson called St Louis. Post-Dispatch reporter Josh Renaud a “hacker” and vowed to seek criminal prosecution at a press conference on Thursday. Renaud's "crime?" Clicking "view source" on a publicly available webpage.
“The state does not take this matter lightly,” Parson said, according to the Missouri Independent. “This administration is standing up against any and all perpetrators who attempt to steal personal information and harm Missourians.”
Parson said he referred the case to the Cole County Prosecutor and asked the Missouri State Highway Patrol to investigate as well.
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en/article/jg8ynp/governor-wants-to-prosecute-journalist-who-clicked-view-source-on-government-site
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for exposing his donors' payment data.
Actually, it was exposed as a result of his IT team not including an index file in the online directory!
Rocknation
A very easy way to reduce your chances of exposing content you don't WANT displayed (especially if they're in root-level directories) is to include an index page that links to your home page via both a physical link and a redirect script.
Rocknation
if his IT staff (the REAL culprits) had included an index page in the data's online directory that contained a script which "diverted" to the site's home page automatically!
rocktivity
