Red teaming a country: Lessons learned from Sakura Samurai's Indian government hack investigation

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, John Jackson was looking for ways to stay busy. Jackson is a renowned offensive security consultant and the founder of Sakura Samurai, a (now defunct) hacking crew that gained notoriety for plumbing the security of high profile business and consumer applications. 

At the time, Jackson and Sakura Samurai were particularly interested in so-called RVDPs, responsible vulnerability disclosure programs. A feature of modern security programs responsible disclosure programs are a kind of open door …

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