Yeah, there is a whole playbook for it called pig butchering
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Zeppo@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
That does happen, but mainly through automated mass means like phishing and ransomware. Individuals also get targeted by tactics like romance or finance scams. I think you could probably see how a large corporation would be a more lucrative hacking target worth a lot of dedicated time vs. one individual.
Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 9 months ago
Also, one can lead to the other. If you catch the right fish with a scam, they may just unwittingly give you a way in to an institution. Only the latter would make the news, though.
deafboy@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Sometimes the victims even pay the attackers money upfront and install the wiretap themselves. looking at my IPTV box suspiciously, while the robotic vacuum hums in the background