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This summarizes a thought I had for a while. Muggings and robberies happen every single day, probably by the millions. Hacks also happen, although not that fr
by EMIRELADERO 4y ago
This summarizes a thought I had for a while.
Muggings and robberies happen every single day, probably by the millions.
Hacks also happen, although not that frequently.
Now, what would happen if you combined both? Say a rogue criminal group threatens/kidnaps/holds a sysadmin at gunpoint and forces them to export all the private keys, the keys to the kingdom.
It would be like the explosive mints in Mission Impossible, where if you make the two ends touch, BOOM!
Make the hacking world and the physical mugging/robbing worlds intersect and you probably got an extremely dangerous combination, a nuclear bomb waiting to explode.
- User23 4y ago> Make the hacking world and the physical mugging/robbing worlds intersect and you probably got an extremely dangerous combination, a nuclear bomb waiting to explode. This is easily within the capabilities of any state level actor. And unlike a nuclear bomb, it can be kept out of the news. I’d wager it’s already been done.
- shanebellone 4y agoI haven't heard the government complain about encryption since early 2000s. I'd wager you're correct.
- DrPhish 4y agoThis is a well know, and I'd imagine well used technique see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis
- c22 4y agoI think you're describing the plot of Firewall with Harrison Ford.