Stuart Varney, Fox Host, Gets Demo-Hacked By John McAfee

This was in the news yesterday, it is proof that social engineering is the master key to unlock many locks. It is also proof that to keep your lock secured, security awareness and training is needed with the end goal of behavior modification.

From a remote location, John McAfee hacked into Stu’s phone via its voicemail, accessed the contacts and then faked a call from one of those contacts. When Varney’s phone rang, it appeared to be an incoming call from Fox News headquarters.

John McAfee founded the McAfee software company, but resigned from it in 1994. It’s now a subsidiary of Intel.

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