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What about the following scenario? An associate (personal, professional, business, etc.) of yours knows your HN handle and has read your post, above. At some
by mistersquid 9y ago
What about the following scenario?
An associate (personal, professional, business, etc.) of yours knows your HN handle and has read your post, above.
At some point, that associate is with you when you are using your computer. You briefly leave your machine unattended and unlocked for whatever reason (e.g. restroom).
Your associate now may be able to compromise your security.
Extending the above scenario: what happens when the above post draws the attention of people who decide to become an associate of yours after the fact (aka "spearphishing")?
- freehunter 9y agoYou’re right, I’m going to track him down and befriend him in person now that I know his passcode. That’s worth my time and money instead of, I don’t know, just beating him with a shovel until he tells me his password. Or picking a victim I already know. Or any other number of far more likely and easily executed schemes.
- mistersquid 9y agoSocial engineering has the "advantage" that the compromise may go undetected longer than with cruder methods such as torture.