Social Engineering

[gore]

Originally posted here by \/IP3R
I will write it for those who will pm me. For you, I have three rules that you can remember, if you don't want to get lost in computer industry. Keep it in mind.

1) What it is?
2) What it does?
3) Do I need it?

Probably never heard them, have you?

Oh come on man, you can't say you'v never wanted to **** around with a phone before. ****, a few weeks ago, we list power. As I watched my 28 days of uptime die, I got sad and bored. Nothing worked but the phone.

Social engineernig has alot to do with security. I picked up the phone and dialed a random number. As my Mom walked in, she heard me, the AT&T Operator telling the man that he would hear a series of tones and a beep and then his call would be transferred...The one he had just givenm a credit card number for.

I played a silver box tone and hung up. I didn't write any of the numbers down or anything like that. Even though I'm broke and could'v easily gotten something out of this. I didn't. It's all in the challenge of doing it.

Social engineering is a very important style of getting what you want. I'v bullshitted my way in and out of so many things you'd need to flush just to talk to me.

Another good one was a few months ago. My familly was over and some drunk ******* called my aunt and said he was going to beat her ass. He had a wrong number but it pissed me off.

I grabbed the phone and called back. The dialog went like this:

Me: Hello sir this is John Biktol here at AT&T, and we have you listed as having some problems with your phone.

Me: Have you been having any troubles at all sir?

Drunk *******: Yea, you ****ers need to fix this.

Me talking to my Mom: Mam, I'm on the line with the other customer right now could you please turn down your stereo system? Thank you Mam.

Me: Sir, you have a computer don't you?

Drunk *******: Yes, how do you know?

Me: Well sir, some computers have been making the lines static filled and hard to use. But we can fix it right now. Are you by the computer? You are? Good.

At this point, my Mom and the rest of my familly are looking in amazement.

Drunk *******: Ok it's booted up.

Me: Ok sir, I need you to click on start, and tell me what version of Windows you have ok?

Drunk *******: Windows 98.

Me: Ok sir, in the start menu, go to programs and click on MS-DOS Prompt ok?

Drunk *******: Em Ess DAWS?

Me: Yes.

Drunk *******: Ok, it's a black Window.

Me: Yes, type in the following: */me gives command to format entire HD without asking yes or no*

Drunk *******: It says it's deleting everything, what's that mean?

Me: It says it's deleting everything? And what's that mean? THAT MEANS YOU LEARNED NOT TO ****ING DISRESPECT MY HOUSE YOU ****IN' *****. *Click*

I hung up and my whole family had their jaws dropped. they were like, HOLY ****, I'm NEVER pissing YOU off.

[valhallen]

I will write it for those who will pm me

and what is wrong with writing it and putting it in the tutorials section so the whole commnity can benefit?? you were saying earlier how the tutorials section had nothing useful in it well why not start a trend?
oh sorry what am i saying the tutorials forum does have something usefull in it - thanks to you all the XP users can change their bootup screens - oh how much more secure their boxes must be now.....

someone stole your pssword?? never worry lets just get you a pretty new bootup screen instead ¬_¬

\/ip3r before preaching to others you might want to take a look at yourself - before asking what good is this post for the community ask yourself what good am i to the community?? whenever you start to contribute anything worthy of recognition then come back and attempt to chastise me with your 3 little rules

v_Ln

[lumpyporridge]

Originally posted here by \/IP3R
I will write it for those who will pm me. For you, I have three rules that you can remember, if you don't want to get lost in computer industry. Keep it in mind.

1) What it is?
2) What it does?
3) Do I need it?

Probably never heard them, have you?

i have
1) viper
2) whines
3) no

\/IP3R []
Security Tutorials Written: 0
Other Tutorials Written: 2
big words for a 0

(oh my, am i bitter tonight)

[phantomj104]

Thanks for the Post valhallen

This Is Great Info for the small office/Business Owner... Now if u could get the employees to understand how all of their wonderfull work will dissapear if guidlines arent met and a Cracker decides to have some fun...

Cheers

[Lansing_Banda]

****, I have gotten 25 computers and more parts then one could possibly imagine thanks to a little SE. I think that it is kind of usefull seeing as how I now have my own network under me. : D

It is really REALLY amazing what sidedoors open up by just knowing someone's name.

[steve.milner]

Originally posted here by \/IP3R
I will write it for those who will pm me. For you, I have three rules that you can remember, if you don't want to get lost in computer industry. Keep it in mind.

1) What it is?
2) What it does?
3) Do I need it?

Probably never heard them, have you?

Yeah I have heard of them, but years I go I realised that corporate life isn't quite as simple as you make out.

Working for a company that doesn't like spending money :

1) How much will it cost?
2) How much will I save if I buy it?
3) How much money will I make if I buy it?
4) How much money will I loose if I don't buy it?
5) How much will shareholder value increase if I buy it.
6) How mych will shareholder value decrease if I don't buy it.
...
...
n-2) What it is?
n-1) What it does?
n) Do I need it?

Steve

[PM8228]

Hello, this is the Administrator. The server has recently had database errors due to the <Virus Name> virus. To verify that your account still exists you need to email your username and password to the following address <Company E-Mail Addy>. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you and hope you continue to use our service.

-Cheers-


PS: Har Har

[eXplict]

Yeh se can be the one area in your company where u are weak, and that one area is all that they will need. Nice tut though very informitive.