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I suppose the threat vector seems incredibly low to me. Seems like a strange use of a capable hacker's time, in today's world of bitcoin and ransomware, to be p
by troad 3y ago
I suppose the threat vector seems incredibly low to me. Seems like a strange use of a capable hacker's time, in today's world of bitcoin and ransomware, to be preying on people's in-game currency / pets from ancient MUDs. Their saleability would seem to approach zero.
Password reuse might be an issue, but in my experience people had their environments pre-configured to log in automatically, so a unique complex password would eliminate that risk.
Personally, I think the complexity of implementing encryption for these services would outweigh the benefits. A big part of their appeal is the ease of setup and shell access.
- foobarian 3y agoI think you way, way underestimate MUD players :-)
- hhh 3y agossh is just as easy to use on the client side
- geoffmunn 3y agoI view it as an issue of best-practice password hygiene. Just because the stakes are low, and it's a hassle, doesn't mean you should skip it. The more you get used to implementing it, the easier it gets.