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abustamamyesterday at 1:51 PM1 replyview on HN

Couldn't Google do a cease and desist for that kind of impersonation?


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hrmtst93837yesterday at 2:08 PM

I think so, but it could be enough for someone to create such an organization, share it on HN for malicious purposes, such as infecting devices, and have it taken down only afterward. I'm not saying that's what happened here, but it does illustrate a potential attack vector.