Editing 2388: Viral Quiz Identity Theft
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+ | {{incomplete|Created by a BOT WHO GREW UP AT 420 69TH STREET. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
− | + | Hairy is trying to compile a list of names and addresses, for identity theft purposes. However, as White Hat points out, a lot of this information is in the {{w|public record}} making his "viral quiz" unnecessary. | |
− | Even though White Hat is correct that there are public databases with lists of legal names and addresses, lots of online interactions take place in forums where people adopt pseudonyms. A viral quiz like this one could be useful for de-anonymizing users, a process known colloquially as " | + | Even though White Hat is correct that there are public databases with lists of legal names and addresses, lots of online interactions take place in forums where people adopt pseudonyms. A viral quiz like this one could be useful for de-anonymizing users, a process known colloquially as "doxing". There is also a suspicion that these kind of viral quizzes are used to create databases to answer password recovery questions correctly. Together with a man-in-the-middle attack on the email system used, this can lead to hackers taking over user accounts. |
− | In the title text, it turns out that lots of users did not provide their personal information. Instead they provided fake information, which | + | In the title text, it turns out that lots of users did not provide their personal information. Instead they provided fake information, which Harry naively takes as truth. The number '420' is associated with {{w|420 (cannabis culture)|the use of marijuana}} and the number '69' is used to refer to {{w|69 (sex position)|a sex position}}. White Hat could also be taking the data at its word when he replies that there must be a {{w|high-rise building}} at that address to hold so many respondents, but it is more likely that he is making a sarcastic double-entendre pun. |
− | + | ==Transcript== | |
+ | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
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:[Hairy and White Hat are standing across from each other at a table. Each has a laptop open in front of him.] | :[Hairy and White Hat are standing across from each other at a table. Each has a laptop open in front of him.] | ||