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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    My firm did a test in relation to social engineering to get passwords recently. They stood outside a coffee shop in a business district and asked benign questions about their work, how they found working there, length of their working week, etc. Except the last question was "What is your email/login password?" Well over 50% completed that question. :rolleyes:


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,880 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    irlrobins wrote:
    My firm did a test in relation to social engineering to get passwords recently.
    If someone offered me a chocolate bar I'd give a fake password too,


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭irlrobins


    Who said anything about a choccy bar ;)


  • Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 95,880 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    irlrobins wrote:
    Who said anything about a choccy bar ;)
    It's an old exploit. Based on the chocolate chip cookie one.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3639679.stm


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 12,113 ✭✭✭✭GBX


    39% of all statistics are made up:rolleyes:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 871 ✭✭✭gerTheGreat


    99% of Bebo, Facebook, MySpace users are technologically ignorant, nay retarded.


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