You have to remember that a decade ago, offices were at pretty-much peak USB, with workers plugging anything and everything into their desktops and laptops. Or, more precisely, small, Google-branded USB plasma globes complete with a bit of malware to install a backdoor. I mean, it's the kind of thing a lot of organizations might do, right? The gifts here were small USB plasma globes. Like most successful social engineering schemes, the plot was a simple one: send employees a gift on their work anniversary. This was aimed at fellow Googlers in an attempt to see if the red team could gain access to their work computers. This brings me to my favorite account that they talk about in this short but fascinating documentary: the 2012 USB plasma globe attack. It is fine, however, for the Google red team hackers to target services and devices owned and managed by Alphabet and conduct social engineering attacks on other Googlers as long as there is no bullying, bribery, or threats involved. MORE FROM FORBES FBI Seeks To Calm Hacking Fears Ahead Of 2022 U.S. The rules of engagement here include not breaking anything, no accessing of actual customer data, no taking down of any system, no 'physical attacks' on Alphabet (Google's parent company) offices, and, erm, chloroforming security guards is also out of the question. Well, every organization will dictate the 'scope' of any such exercise, and Google is no exception.
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