3 ms·
I think a simple way to think of it is: how much would an adversarial nation state buy this exploit for? I just don't think Russia would be willing to pay $100
by sushid 2y ago
I think a simple way to think of it is: how much would an adversarial nation state buy this exploit for?
I just don't think Russia would be willing to pay $100,000 to get Mr. Beast's email address, even if that sounds tempting to you.
- Cpoll 2y agoWhy a nation state? My hypothetical is a phishing ring that sends an official-looking phishing email to 1000 non-public email accounts that typically only get emails from Youtube. The exploit can be valued at: number of emails * probability that you'll phish them into letting you in * value of posting a "Free Robux" scam on a channel with 100M subscribers.
- jmholla 2y agoYea. Especially with AI, easy access to identities of email users makes it so much easier to scam on a massive scale.
- sushid 2y agoWho are you advertising to? What is the risk of getting caught or getting scammed back while trying to receive your payment? I feel like you are just taking into account the theoretical max value of a bad actor having these accounts, not the cost/risk of using this knowledge. I could have the master key of a bank safe with 100MM worth of gold in the basement, but it's value is going to be nowhere near that, even to bad actors.
- kube-system 2y agoSure, they'd probably be more interested in political dissidents.