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andrewmcwatters
Oh no, my child uses this and uses software called “Quake.” Is my child at risk of having the FBI involved?
moepstar
Yeah, framing Pidgin as an "IM client used by (cyber)criminals" goes a bit too far...

Everything can be mis-used by anyone.

smoldesu
You should instantly unplug your modem and delete any diskmags found on the hard drive. They cannot recover any information, this is imperative.
[dead] knolax
Cybercriminals also breathe oxygen and drink water. Nestlé better do something about this.
[dead] grouphugs
it's time for the global rise of the proletariat, and that doesn't include any of the nazis still funding genocide
swiley
I use pidgin for reading SMS messages on my phone. TIL I'm among cybercriminals.
mcguire
"But while the Pidgin app has its legitimate use cases, it is almost a given that Zerodium’s interest in acquiring Pidgin zero-days comes from the app’s broad use in the cybercriminal underground."

"Well, it has legitimate use cases..."???

From the rest of the article, Zerodium ought to be looking for zero-days in the rest of the Jabber environment.

xtanx
> an IM client popular with cybercriminals

Sure ... in the same way facebook and google is popular with cybercriminals

rambojazz
Holy smokes what a terroristic article.