[SGVLUG] HP calls it pretexting when they do it.

[Matthew Gallizzi]

Haha. HP. *shrug* I call it social engineering. I have The Art of Deception
book by Kevin. Hehe.

On 9/9/06, matti <mathew_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi,
>
> this i thought was interesting.
>
> Funny how HP calls what they did (or their contractors)
> as "pretexting"... when others call it social hacking.
> ( basically the technique Mitnick used. )
>
>
> http://news.com.com/HP+probe+snared+a+third+News.com+reporter/2100-1014_3-6113919.html
>
> certainly everyone has heard for this...
>
> matti
>
> ps - do we have a meeting topic???
>
>
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Matthew Gallizzi
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