And lo on Thu, 01 May 2008 14:50:35 +0100, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> did  
spake, saying:

> Phil Cook <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>> Hands-up those who think that'd work without the $10 inducement and done
>> over the telephone :-)
<snip>
>   This kind of fraud actually has a name (because it's so common): Social
> engineering.

Indeed and as with Gail's example Mr Super Hacker might also have chosen  
to breach security by simply wandering through the offices pretending to  
be a courier/delivery guy/whatever and noting the sticky notes on monitors.

In the same vein it constantly astonishes me how many people tap their PIN  
number for their credit/debit cards into shop terminals without a care in  
the world. A couple of times when standing behind them and they're  
blatantly oblivious to the world around them I've waited for them to  
finish and then said "Don't worry I wasn't really watching you enter your  
PIN" they look so startled it's scary.

Personal note: I wrap both hands around the pad and peer into it like a  
periscope before tapping in my number with my thumb and yes I do get odd  
looks from cashiers at times for doing this.

-- 
Phil Cook

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