Comment by phaedrus

I remember a true story (forget by whom) where the narrator set up a simple website for some local community activity. A stranger hacked and defaced the website, admitted to doing so without revealing his identity. His position in contacting the author of the website was, "I did you a favor (by revealing how vulnerable it was)." The person telling the story reacted, "yes, but... you were the threat you're warning me of." It didn't result in the author recreating the site on a more secure platform, it only resulted in him deciding it was not worth the trouble to provide this free service any longer.