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Other company was, indeed, AI Startup #528532. We're in a niche, extremely boring industry. We have an extremely small client base. We do line-of-business/sale

Other company was, indeed, AI Startup #528532. We're in a niche, extremely boring industry. We have an extremely small client base. We do line-of-business/sales management applications for something akin to like... light switches and light fixtures. The most exclusive thing we have access to is wholesale pricing from manufacturers. We don't handle payments. The extent of PII we handle is "name and email" from when someone emails out a quote. We are the epitome of uninteresting to a foreign actor. Being "uninteresting" apparently does not disqualify you. We also do not hire overseas (the applicant claimed to be from California) and offer a good US wage. We weren't targeted or vulnerable because we were being "greedy".

arresin 1y ago
30 people. Damn. I suppose they must be casting a massive net. Pretty concerning.
xarope 1y ago
Isn't this the best way to start an infiltration, though? Like hiring a janitor or cleaner, who is able to access the office during off hours, and can start planting false information, which is then used by a more relevant company years later?
- alganet 1y ago
  If you start thinking like this, then no one will ever feel safe. I think this kind of idea is stupid.
alganet 1y ago
You do hire remote workers, don't you? If you had to hire workers in office, would you have space and infrastructure for all of them? From my perspective, this would solve the issue. Unless you're worried about in-person north korea spies. I don't know man, seems like you're living in some cold war mind trap or something.
- nucleardog 1y ago
  So if I'm reading all your posts correctly the problem is: * You're a Fortune 500 that's a valuable target. * Okay, well, you're in emerging markets or infrastructure then. * Okay, well, the problem's really that you're being greedy hiring overseas. * Okay, well, the problem's that you're not paying sufficient office expenses and _that's_ greedy. I think we can call it done here.
  - alganet 1y ago
    You're not reading correctly. Go back to my first comment, it's all there.

arresin 1y ago

30 people. Damn. I suppose they must be casting a massive net. Pretty concerning.

xarope 1y ago

Isn't this the best way to start an infiltration, though? Like hiring a janitor or cleaner, who is able to access the office during off hours, and can start planting false information, which is then used by a more relevant company years later?

alganet 1y ago
If you start thinking like this, then no one will ever feel safe. I think this kind of idea is stupid.

alganet 1y ago

You do hire remote workers, don't you? If you had to hire workers in office, would you have space and infrastructure for all of them? From my perspective, this would solve the issue. Unless you're worried about in-person north korea spies. I don't know man, seems like you're living in some cold war mind trap or something.

nucleardog 1y ago
So if I'm reading all your posts correctly the problem is: * You're a Fortune 500 that's a valuable target. * Okay, well, you're in emerging markets or infrastructure then. * Okay, well, the problem's really that you're being greedy hiring overseas. * Okay, well, the problem's that you're not paying sufficient office expenses and _that's_ greedy. I think we can call it done here.
- alganet 1y ago
  You're not reading correctly. Go back to my first comment, it's all there.