Post #1361011
2026-04-18 23:32 UTC
In these security-conscious times, it's good to remember that people are often the target.
Many years ago I was visiting the development part of Bell Labs, where they had a PDP-11/70 running their system. They were in a tizzy, major security breach. Someone had called the phone in the computer room and said, "Hi, this is Ken. What's the root password?" The operator, recognizing the legendary name, complied.
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@0x4d6165@transfem.social 2026-04-18 23:48
@robpike@hachyderm.io I feel bad for laughing but that's one of the funniest examples of social engineering I've ever heard of
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@a@pdx.social 2026-04-19 16:15
@robpike@hachyderm.io I had heard this story, many times over the years, but always considered apocryphal!