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It's valid concern, but I'm not so sure in this case. Spear phishing is a skilled art, and requires relatively significant knowledge of the target and their dom
by _wmd 8y ago
It's valid concern, but I'm not so sure in this case. Spear phishing is a skilled art, and requires relatively significant knowledge of the target and their domain. Sure the rest is a essentially a stackoverflow post away, but it requires real determination to research this kind of attack and real skill to carry it out and see it through to millions in cash popping from ATMs in foreign countries. Just the people management alone is impressive
And finally, I don't think stackoverflow cover ATM maintenance procedures yet. These guys weren't kiddies
- neilk 8y agoI'm not saying they are script kiddies. I make no claim about their skills. I have no idea what it takes to pull of a conspiracy like this. I'm just saying I don't believe sensationalizing journalists or law enforcement. Pretty much every time when I've known anything about the case, there have been wild exaggerations.
- greedo 8y agoPeople management is a challenge, but spear-fishing? It's one of the easiest methods of penetrating a company.