How To Rob a Bank: One Social Engineer's Story

itwbennett writes "Today's criminals aren't stealing money — that's so yesterday, according to professional social engineer Jim Stickley. In an interview with CSO's Joan Goodchild, Stickley explains how he's broken into financial institutions large and small, and stolen their sensitive data. In a companion story, Stickley walks through the steps he takes to fool clients into thinking he's there for fire safety, while he's really proving they are an easy target for a data breach."

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Re:I think acting as a fake fireman is a felony

[Issarlk]

Yes, and these tests are invalid as they address a situation that will never happen in reality: actual criminals will never impersonate fire inspectors, as there's no way they'll manage to get the permission from the local officials.