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“Cognizant was not duped by any elaborate ploy or sophisticated hacking techniques,” according to a copy of the lawsuit reviewed by Reuters. “The cybercriminal just called the Cognizant Service Desk, asked for credentials to access Clorox’s network, and Cognizant handed the credentials right over.”

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/lawsuit-says-clorox-hackers-got-passwords-simply-asking-rcna220313

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[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

You can go almost anywhere with a scuffed hard hat, dirty high vis vest, a ladder, worn tool belt, and a clip board.

You can get a lot of people to give you their user login and password with the right email and professional format.

The fact that there are people out there who scam people into giving them thousands of dollars in iTunes cards, gift cards, etc. with a threatening phone call claiming to be the IRS or police should tell you that the appearance of authority is a powerful persuasive tool that can convince a lot of the population to go against logic and reason to do what you want.

I don't know if you are old enough to remember the Nigerian Prince email scam, but they only had to include spelling or grammar errors to weed out anyone smart enough to be immune to their grift.

50% of people in the US are below the average IQ of 97.4. 14% have an IQ of 70-85 and they work at every company and will fall for scams without much effort.

So yes, people will just give you a password and username if you ask them the right way.