That's really not the point, and it's an example of an appeal to authority fallacy.
Guess we just have different perspectives. That would not cut it where I work, thankfully. If someone is making a claim about a potential security vulnerability, all their data would be welcomed and required.
Hopefully Pulitzer will provide that data, so a wider audience can review. If he doesn't, people can draw their own conclusions.
RE: That’s really not the point, and it’s an example of an appeal to authority fallacy.
My point is not a simple appeal to authority, it is a conclusion I draw from inference.
If a person is smart enough to perform a simple white hat hack into a voting system and show that the company CEO lied when he said the machines cannot connect to the internet, and can explain his steps in terms lay people can understand causing them to be convinced enough to take action,
Then it is not beyond reason to say that he has the data to show those interested and technically competent enough to back up his claims.
The issue is NOT Pulitzer himself, the issue is... where are those people in authority who should be investigating his findings? They can pose the same challenges and questions you posed.
Where are they? It’s their duty to act. The future of this country is at stake.