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Maybe the GPS is just used to extract location info about routes taken? Then you just look up the speed limit, and make up a plausible number, no need to actual
by Aelinsaar 11y ago
Maybe the GPS is just used to extract location info about routes taken? Then you just look up the speed limit, and make up a plausible number, no need to actually track their speed. Think like a con man, not a programmer.
- everly 11y agoGood point, and to further your idea, even the GPS isn't necessarily required for this scam. If you've obtained a table with everyone in the city's home address along with every street name and speed limit in the city, then you could phish using streets that a person is guaranteed to use when going to and from their home. Using reasonably moderate speeding estimates it seems like a lot of people would assume it's accurate data. The article didn't make it clear how specific the alleged GPS data is (just says "accurate local township road removed), so I'm skeptical of how likely it is that GPS malware is actually being used here.