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Responsible Disclosure Policy

The only change is an updated obfuscation code in the security contact email link. The policy itself is unchanged.

Cosmetic change: formatting, typos, or contact details.

20260824_rev01 → 20260825_rev01COLOUR MARKS THE SEVERITY OF A FLAGGED CLAUSE · + AND − MARK ADDED AND REMOVED
1717· Spamming
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1919· Social engineering (including phishing) of Atlantic Media staff or contractors
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2121· Any physical attempts against Atlantic Media property or data centers
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23While we currently do not have a formal vulnerability reporting system in place at this time, please reach out to [\[email protected\]](https://www.theatlantic.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ee9d8b8d9b9c879a97ae9a868b8f9a828f809a878dc08d8183) to report any critical issues you may discover. Thank you for helping keep The Atlantic and our users safe!
23While we currently do not have a formal vulnerability reporting system in place at this time, please reach out to [\[email protected\]](https://www.theatlantic.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#deadbbbdabacb7aaa79eaab6bbbfaab2bfb0aab7bdf0bdb1b3) to report any critical issues you may discover. Thank you for helping keep The Atlantic and our users safe!
± CHANGEDSecurity contact email link code changed

The scrambled code in the link for the security contact email was replaced with a different scrambled code. This is how the site hides the address from spam bots, and it does not change any rule in the policy.