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It is about a million times faster and easier to use a pick gun on a lock than trying to compromise someone's Amazon account.

• LinuxBender 9y ago
  The difference is, the attacker must be physically at the lock. Sure, they do that all the time. They risk getting shot. My neighbors have shot invaders. The Sheriff high-fived them. Now they can be in your neighborhood, using a list of popped accounts to unlock a batch of houses. They can look at your Amazon connected camera to know when you have left your home or children unattended. Amazon accounts get popped all the time. Amazon is also a great place to get GB/TB of customer data from public S3 buckets.
  • icebraining 9y ago
    If you're technologically savvy enough to hack Amazon, you can probably tell if the homeowners are at home without getting shot at. Like by ringing the bell.
    • LinuxBender 9y ago
      Certainly, but you are increasing your risk by entering the property. Internet is entirely remote and can be somewhat anonymous through proxies. Perhaps you could even hire some kid to go ring the doorbell for you, but then that kid has seen your face. I mean, we could keep going down the PR rabbit hole, but I think some people will be able to see the differences in risk here.
      • aeorgnoieang 9y ago
        But you can't affect physical property over the Internet (yet, much). The security risk still seems pretty minimal.