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Security · 1h ago

Red Teamers Shovel Snow, Gain Admin Access in Social Engineering Test

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from The Register ·

Professional red teamers posed as snow shovelers to infiltrate a company's office. They were rewarded with network admin credentials after building trust with employees. The exercise demonstrated how physical social engineering can bypass technical security controls.

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The story underscores that even sophisticated security programs can be undone by basic human trust, but the real test is whether companies learn from such drills.
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