> In further digging, we noticed that the URL the phone opens up is “kira-abboud.com,” a website that references fashion influencer “@kirasfashionfinds.” Notably, this exact URL isn’t listed anywhere on Abboud’s social media, and the affiliate codes don’t match up either. The redirect coming from Motorola phones is using Amazona affiliate code “sramz-kff-008-20” which is completely different from any of the codes we saw from links shared by Abboud’s accounts and linked websites.

Something funny is up; this doesn't seem deliberate.

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londons_explore 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

My guess is a rogue employee who hopes they can get away with this stuff for years till caught...

That employees cousin probably does social media for Abboud...

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GuestFAUniverse an hour ago | parent | next [-]

No matter how you turn it, that doesn't build trust in the Motorola brand, if a single employee can push that (hypothetical) code.

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0xEF 36 minutes ago | parent [-]

I agree, but in fairness, I don't know of any brand, tech or otherwise, that can completely wall itself off against insider threats. No matter how vigilant you are, someone who knows exactly how you move will find a way around you.

	▲	microtonal 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I can understand it's hard to defend against plausibly deniable errors that create backdoors, etc. But this would show a complete lack of code review, no?

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apples_oranges 10 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

right, they should start reviewing their PRs

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jollymonATX 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

An affiliate can create multiple codes