How we hacked Hacker Noon's "Most Exciting Startup" award and wonby@mcgibbon
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How we hacked Hacker Noon's "Most Exciting Startup" award and won

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Passbase hacked the 2019 Hacker Noon “Most Exciting Startup’s Award” Award. Hackers manipulated the results of this “election” and it worked. We did not do this to win, but instead to make a point. A cautionary tale of democracy online and why identity-based security is critical for elections large and small. We hope that by shining a light on our actions, we can help institutions of all sizes avoid these types of manipulation. The hack had demonstrated the power that fake identities can have.

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