ProHot advised silence. They counseled restraint and offered to mediate with the vendor. Their calm was an anchor, but Jae noticed cracks. ProHot grew terse in direct messages, then evasive. Once, when Jae asked if they had reached out to the forum admins with the logs proving the leak, ProHot replied, "No time. Sorting other matters." Jae's trust curdled.
When the legal letter arrived, it was formal and light on mercy. The vendor demanded full disclosure of the attack chain, copies of research notes, and a promise to refrain from future probing. They hinted at civil action if data misuse could be traced back to him. Jae complied, providing the sanitized disclosure and his cooperation. He had no illusions: this was an attempt to assert control and to publicly pin blame. webhackingkr pro hot
Jae left the forum.