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Can you elaborate on the perp’s risk/reward analysis? Imagine a vending machine in a remote area with no hardline data access, and it’s unreliable for the mach
by Kaibeezy 4y ago
Can you elaborate on the perp’s risk/reward analysis?
Imagine a vending machine in a remote area with no hardline data access, and it’s unreliable for the machine to access the phone network. If there’s a QR on the machine, and if the customer has a data signal, then payments can easily be processed by phone and return a code to complete the purchase.
A perp swaps the QR, sends customers to a plausible-looking payment site and steals their buck-and-a-quarter.
It’s fairly easily detected because that machine suddenly stops making money. The perp’s website and payment processing would be subject to subpoena. And this is wire fraud, so a federal crime in the US.
Sufficient risk / insufficient reward?