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Leisher wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 12:27 pm That's behind a paywall.
weird. you might be able to google it as "ft ransomware game"

Worked for me that way
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I had to pay $800K.
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Leisher wrote: Fri Oct 07, 2022 12:59 pm I had to pay $800K.
Did you get fired?
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No, they were pretty happy with me and I remained on as CEO or whatever.
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MGM gets shut down.

How'd they do it?
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Social engineering man. One nice thing about my company: We're still small, and everyone except the SWE team works in one place. Far less likely to fall for this stuff.
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SMBs definitely have a huge advantage in this area.
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Leisher wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:52 am SMBs definitely have a huge advantage in this area.
We've been getting the "I need to change my payroll information" emails, and, they are obviously fake - But the COO can just yell "Hey, Bob, you send this?" "No" The end.
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TheCatt wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:57 am
Leisher wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:52 am SMBs definitely have a huge advantage in this area.
We've been getting the "I need to change my payroll information" emails, and, they are obviously fake - But the COO can just yell "Hey, Bob, you send this?" "No" The end.
Can you fish them in reverse, get some identifying info, and turn them in?
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GORDON wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 10:06 am
TheCatt wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:57 am
Leisher wrote: Thu Sep 14, 2023 9:52 am SMBs definitely have a huge advantage in this area.
We've been getting the "I need to change my payroll information" emails, and, they are obviously fake - But the COO can just yell "Hey, Bob, you send this?" "No" The end.
Can you fish them in reverse, get some identifying info, and turn them in?
I wish. If they're half-smart, they're 1) international and 2) using VPNs.
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Can you send the phone spiders?

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Transunion. The most insidious part of these hacks isn't the actual hacker, it's the company not telling employees, vendors, and customers their PI has been compromised.
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Sony again.

Did I mention the stat I saw on T-Mobile? How many times do you think they've been hacked since 2018?
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Leisher wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:53 pm How many times do you think they've been hacked since 2018?
Google: # of days since 2018
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TheCatt wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 8:34 am
Leisher wrote: Tue Sep 26, 2023 11:53 pm How many times do you think they've been hacked since 2018?
Google: # of days since 2018
That's funny.

It's 8 times. 8 fucking times for a big corporation!

1. At some point it would really be great if those worthless bags of mostly water in DC would start treating hacks seriously. This is not a D or R thing. Resolving this should have bipartisan support, and Wall St support.
2. Can any IT department really protect themselves? Is anyone "hack proof"?
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Leisher wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 11:06 am 2. Can any IT department really protect themselves? Is anyone "hack proof"?
I figure it's like secrets. 3 people can keep a company secure, if 2 of them are dead.

Social engineering is harder with fewer people. And that's a primary vector.
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Air gap everything so in order to access data you need an air duct, pulleys, and Tom Cruise.
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GORDON wrote: Wed Sep 27, 2023 12:32 pm Air gap everything so in order to access data you need an air duct, pulleys, and Tom Cruise.
Good thing we can't clone Tom Cruise... yet.
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