A hacker's mom broke into a prison and the warden's computer
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#2AFAIK this talk aas given at DerbyCon in 2018 and there might be video.
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#3These stories always make me wonder how many malicious infiltrations occur that are never discovered or reported? It could happen all the time, especially at places much less secure. It's certainly far riskier to infiltrate a prison (where all the guards have guns) than a corporate office.
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#4AFAIK this talk aas given at DerbyCon in 2018 and there might be video.
Here's the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upa6IEwnTTo
Here's another one from yesterday - RSA Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqOGuXcLdOA
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#5These stories always make me wonder how many malicious infiltrations occur that are never discovered or reported? It could happen all the time, especially at places much less secure. It's certainly far riskier to infiltrate a prison (where all the guards have guns) than a corporate office.
I had the same thought ... having a "get-out-of-jail-free" card lowers the risk for authorized pen-testers but how do you calculate the risk-to-reward ratio if you're actually a criminal? You have to figure that it's less than (e.g.) performing an armed robbery at a bank. So which of the service workers that come into our offices are legitimate? No idea.
Re: A hacker's mom broke into a prison and the warden's computer
#6These stories always make me wonder how many malicious infiltrations occur that are never discovered or reported? It could happen all the time, especially at places much less secure. It's certainly far riskier to infiltrate a prison (where all the guards have guns) than a corporate office.
Well in Georgia we have had a few reports from the prison system about what they confiscate from prisoners. [0]. Look at what they are finding just among the prisoners so imagine how much easier it is to smuggle into the staff areas anything you want. Nearly two thousand cell phones, four times that number in make shift weapons, and of course drugs.
Cell phones are a particular problem because it has been shown that some in prison continue to engage in criminal activities with those outside including witness intimidation or worse.
[0] https://allongeorgia.com/georgia-state-news/ga-dept-of-corre...
Re: A hacker's mom broke into a prison and the warden's computer
#7Is there an article to this article? I just see a 3 sentence blurb and an unrelated video.
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#8Just listened to the Darknet Diaries Courthouse podcast about the pentest gone wrong that was referenced in the article. Highly recommended.
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#9This is a great article, and one of the obvious but brilliant advice from the write up is :
> Don’t blindly assume.
I know I would be way more willing to allow a pleasant lady of mature mothering age and demeanor than a middle aged guy.
Its the stereotypes we subconsciously build up unfortunately.
Re: A hacker's mom broke into a prison and the warden's computer
#10This is a great article, and one of the obvious but brilliant advice from the write up is : > Don’t blindly assume. I know I would be way more willing to allow a pleasant lady of mature mothering age and demeanor than a middle aged guy. Its the stereotypes we subconsciously build up unfortunately.
In the same vein:
It’s not young thugs that come in to medical centers trying to score painkillers; it’s middle-aged suburban moms.
The former know where to buy on the street. It’s the latter that think of trying to lie to their doc.
But in practice we tend to be more suspicious of the former.