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Re: "Hacking" these days - purpose?
From: Mark Tinka <mark.tinka () seacom com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 18:48:59 +0200
On 12/14/20 18:38, David Bass wrote:
It becomes more clear when you think about the options out there, and get a little creative. Now a days it’s definitely chess that’s being played.
You're right, it really doesn't take much. Preying on humanity can yield great results.
One that has started springing up in my neck of the woods - to simplify car-jacking) - is to obtain a list of customers that subscribe to a vehicle tracking service. The thugs will then call a customer, claiming their tracking device is faulty and needs to be checked physically. The thugs will come to your home or office, tell you that in order to finalize the fix, they need to test drive your car. And boom, that's your car gone!
The hacking, now, IMHO, is to obtain user information to profile who is exploitable, and how. After that, low-tech rules.
Mark.
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