A former Gizmodo writer changed name to 'Slackbot', stayed undetected for months
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That’s what IT Brew’s Tom McKay did when he left Gizmodo in 2022, and he went undetected by the site’s management for months.
In a post on X, McKay shared some screenshots of the new “Slackbot” persona he took on after he officially left Gizmodo.
It helps you do things like set reminders, find out your office’s Wi-Fi password, or let you know when you’ve been mentioned in a channel that you’re not a part of.
When it was his time to leave, McKay swapped out his existing profile picture for one that resembled an angrier version of Slackbot’s actual icon.
Have a Slack-ly day!” My colleague Victoria Song, who previously worked at Gizmodo, isn’t all that surprised that this situation unfolded, and says, “As Tom’s former coworker and a G/O Media survivor, this tracks.”
Of course, not every company will fall for this trick, as some have security measures in place to prevent this kind of thing.
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