• vrek@programming.dev
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    11 months ago

    I had a Microsoft support scammer once… I let him in to my system too…well not really.

    I quickly spin up a quick fresh install of slack ware Linux in a virtual machine that didn’t even have x11 never mind wine installed. When it was up I told him a friend uses something called tellynet (aka telnet but I was playing dumb) to help me on the computer.

    He telnetted in and could not understand why any of his malware wasn’t working…

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      11 months ago

      uses something called tellynet (aka telnet but I was playing dumb)

      I wonder if he got the joke, or was a scriptkiddie who just relies on existing tools without understanding them, and thought you meant television or similar.

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        11 months ago

        They’re basically telemarketing workers with hacking tools provided by an employer. They follow scripts and click the buttons they’ve been trained to use.

        I’m surprised they got in with telnet and not their usual RDP. However I’m not sure they would have gotten anywhere on a Linux box with commands that are so different, unless they were a little familiar with at least MacOS (bash or zsh based now a days).

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        11 months ago

        I don’t know, this was back around 2007 so I don’t remember his specific reaction