Breach Debrief: The Fake Slackbot

Originally published by Adaptive Shield.Written by Hananel Livneh.Last month, The Verge reported on an amusing story of abusing Slack in a design, technology, science, and science fiction website. Tom McKay of IT Brew successfully hid on Slack after leaving the company in 2022 by assuming the persona of "Slackbot," remaining undetected by management for months. McKay shared screenshots of his antics on X and confirmed the escapade to The Verge. By changing his profile picture to resemble an a...

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