Hi Maxime & Haider, (This is not to accuse you Haider, who I don't know, of probing Maxime -- but consider the seemingly casual example you are setting for noobs in suggesting running an unknown (to others) binary).
On +2022-04-16 15:32:44 +0200, Maxime Devos wrote: > Haider Mirza schreef op do 14-04-2022 om 16:34 [+0100]: > > Easiest way to reproduce this by unzipping the binary in this Github > > repo: > > https://github.com/FluxHarmonic/ld50-silent-syphon/releases/tag/dev > > I'm not running random binaries. Anyway, AFAICT, this is not (yet?) > free software, so I'm considering to close this? > > Greetings, > Maxime. In [0]: --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- The con starts off as many that target individuals do nowadays: With a text message. In this case it's not a phishing attempt, it's an attempt to ascertain whether the person receiving the message is susceptible to further manipulation. --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- [0] https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/15/the_latest_scam_pay_yourself/ So, Maxime, ["I'm not running random binaries."] you are apparently not "susceptible to further manipulation." :) Good for you, but what about warning less sophisticated guix noobs more actively? -- Regards, Bengt Richter
