[pchelpers] News:Hacker Group Targets Firms that Hide Security Flaws

GNU Citizen launches at Black Hat conference with a mission to expose
so-called Black PR.

Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service
PC World 
Saturday, March 29, 2008; 11:19 AM

A self-styled ethical hacker group plans to counter moves by companies
that attempt to bury security vulnerability information in order to
protect their businesses.

Companies spend a lot of money on crisis management teams that try to
keep a lid on situations that could alarm their customers, so-called
"black public relations," said Petko D. Petkov ofGNU Citizen-- a
close-knit group of blogging researchers who have published several big
scoops on software vulnerabilities.

More here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/29/AR2008032901138.html
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