cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/12477525
Carry a ladder and a toolbox and everyone will open the door for you.
This reminds me of the story I heard several years ago. Three to four young dudes got into the Superbowl for free by doing this. They found a weak spot where VIP would be dropped off privately or something, and just walked into the area. Found a ladder and proceeded to walk right past security to get access to the event, IIRC.
Edit: Found it
May I suggest darknet diary podcast? Especially ep.134 about Deviant,, a pentesting group.
Here’s a extract from the transcript:
There’s footage, there’s actually footage that Robert shot with his cell phone of he and I in our high-vis just [DRILLING] carving away at this lock and this door. Our point of contact was really trying to give his people a win.
Add a hard hat, and you’d be amazed at all the places you’ll go.
The 2024 sequel: Swap the clipboard with a tablet with a rugged case and youre allowed to just ignore anyone that does happen to walk up.
Just keep staring at the screen and tapping. If they persist, look at the screen, then look 50ft away, then the sceen again, then walk to that spot you were looking at. They will give up.
I feel like high charisma makes this disguise less convincing: “Why would someone like this be doing a job like that?”
Confidence + social ineptitude completes this disguise.
You don’t need charisma. Actually, charisma might hurt you here, since a lot of maintenance workers don’t interact the same way that office workers do.