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Re: Wondering

From: Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:20:08 -0700

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On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 8:56 PM, steve pirk [egrep] <steve () pirk com> wrote:


Sounds like the same thing as a trusted system administrator who might
call up the data center where he owns servers etc, and say "our entire
cage has been compromised, please cut the data cables leading from the
cage. Here is your authorization code."


It doesn't have to be a "trusted admin" -- putting my "evil" cap on, it
could certainly be someone who impersonates a "trusted admin" or
"interested party".

Don't forget the swatters:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2008/04/judge-throws-th/

- - ferg

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