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The Rivera? I see this meeting was quite upscale. ;-)
The Rivera? I see this meeting was quite upscale. ;-)
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I'd love to go to a DefCon. It's possible this was done by group of attendees, since they do occasionally (okay, frequently) try to hack and social engineer each other. However, it should be assumed that it was a criminal act, but if it turns out it was a test (and no data breach occured), I think it would make a great paper or presentation at the event.
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No, of all places to put a fake anything, Defcon is the last place to do it, its 100% illegal, and %100 guaranteed to be found in short order, which it was.
Whomever put it there either did it because they new a conference was about to occur, just not what kind of conference, or it was just total dumb luck on the timing, but I seriously doubt it was anyone attending the conference.
That said.. it was a freaking blast
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so... there may not be cameras on the security office... but I am assuming that security type people might possibly inhabit this office from time to time. And one might guess that these security inhabitants might notice a random ATM appearing one day just outside of their office?
@eXo: Well, seeing as they probably don't make the decisions surrounding ATM placement, the security officers probably had no reason to question it.
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@eXo: Perhaps security discovered it? I mean, since they interviewed the head of security about it and all.
@temporaryerror: I wondered if it dispensed money as well.
Point is, this is a casino. Casinos have highly trained security personal. They are supposed to be aware of all the potential scams. Someone placing a large ATM sized machine right next to their office is a bit ridiculous.
@eXo: Most people are comlacint when it comes to stuff like that, also most \"security\" personnel are lazy and wouldnt notice, although Id expect more out of a casino.
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@eXo: You know what happens when you assume, people who should be doing their job don't do it.
No wait, that's not it...
I dont think it was somone at the confrence, as one of the cards used on the machines has been charged fraudulently, and now the secret service is investigating. Had it just been a test, no data would have been used maliciously.
That said, it just goes to show that even a group who are focused very much on security can and do get tricked.
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How is this different from any other ATM? $3 fee for this $4 fee for that.
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My, but those two stories differ in their spin.