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I don't think they were making a point about the technical feasibility of it, just the logistics/economics. For the average Joe, these advanced cyberweapons an
by AussieWog93 5y ago
I don't think they were making a point about the technical feasibility of it, just the logistics/economics.
For the average Joe, these advanced cyberweapons and backdoors simply aren't going to be used against them. Instead, you're far more likely to come across a call center scam or fake email.
- hsbauauvhabzb 5y agoI don’t think this is the case. Gp talks from a perspective of authority. I would be very cautious about talking about risk from their perspective.
- AussieWog93 5y ago>Gp talks from a perspective of authority. That's pretty much every poster on HN, TBH.
- hsbauauvhabzb 5y agoYes, but in most cases the advice isn’t potentially catastrophically bad.
- AussieWog93 5y agoIs it, though? What is the worst thing that would reasonably affect an average person using public WiFi? I would suspect both the most common and the most harmful "cyberattack" that would occur in cafes and shopping centres is someone snatching your laptop and running away as fast as they can.
- hsbauauvhabzb 5y agoLook up SMB credential capture and NetBIOS poisoning. It’s a trivial attack that has substantial impact. With control of DHCP other attacks are also possible.