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I almost hate to say it but more sophisticated versions of this will come about. Like everyone knows you can order various nefarious things on the dark web, it
by quickthrower2 5y ago
I almost hate to say it but more sophisticated versions of this will come about. Like everyone knows you can order various nefarious things on the dark web, it might become common knowledge that if you are a disgruntled employee you can go find these scammers and collude. A smart contract linked to the ransomware you install could pay you out a guaranteed cut.
Clearly it’s a dumb thing to do because you are in the same country as the victim, would be on a list of interesting people to talk to and you’ll probably leave a trace of some sort. Unlike the scammer who is anywhere and anyone.
- bluGill 5y agoIt is a dumb thing to do because the FBI (and other in-country equivalents) will be posting their own messages looking for such people. For that matter I expect the big fortune-1000 type companies will troll these as well looking for people to fire for cause.
- theshadowknows 5y agoI do know some companies pay to occasionally phish their own employees. I think (hope) it’s mainly used for training. But I wouldn’t be surprised if there are teams dedicated to this sort of effort. Would it be illegal?
- bluGill 5y agoMy company does for training. In this case though they would be targeting someone who is taking action to be bad, as opposed to someone who might make a mistake. Ask a lawyer what is legal.