Security researcher Mark Burnett is under FBI questioning after publishing 10 million usernames and passwords on his blogat Safer Internet Day. He has also written an article to justify his action and explaining himself to the authorities. On his blog, he justified that his action does not mean to deceive or hack pertinent information but to call the authorities to make a better authentication process to avoid such unauthorized access.
Massive hacking has been in media highlight after several organizations suffered from unauthorizedwebsiteaccess such as Sony Pictures. With all Burnett’s explanations, he is still subject for further questioning.
Source: Irish Examiner