Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser using mDNS

Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by vorticalbox on Thursday July 13, 2023 @03:13PM (#36714548)

My hotspot on my phone is "FBI van 4"

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by eindiran on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:02PM (#36715171)

I see this joke frequently when looking at available wifi; is this meme a reference to a particular thing (other than the FBI having surveillance vans) or did a bunch of people just converge onto it?

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by noduerme on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:30PM (#36715545)

I've never seen it. Maybe it's spreading like a fungus from wifi to wifi in certain regions.

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by vorticalbox on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:12PM (#36715309)

I saw it as a meme years a go. I sadly don't know the origin.

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by skissane on Thursday July 13, 2023 @07:12PM (#36717354)

Some years ago there was a lot of stuff on 4Chan about “FBI party van”, “vanned”, v&, etc. I’m guessing that’s part of where it has come from.

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by karim79 on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:06PM (#36715222)

One of the hotspots in my flat is called "Honeypot1"

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by kstrauser on Thursday July 13, 2023 @08:28PM (#36717934)

My blog is honeypot.net. It’s always fun to watch people trying to decide whether to click that link.

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by cozzyd on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:27PM (#36715501)

I wonder if I can sell my WiFI AP name to some advertiser...

"ENJOY COCA-COLA"

or more likely

"TOM BRADY SAYS BUY CRYPTO"

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by BeFlatXIII on Thursday July 13, 2023 @08:00PM (#36717727)

"DRINK PEPSI"

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by dev_tty01 on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:48PM (#36715769)

In the early days of insecure WiFi, in apartment buildings you would see network names like "Don't steal our WiFi Room 238!"

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by rudasn on Thursday July 13, 2023 @07:28PM (#36717476)

Hey! I'm FBI and NSA Guest :)

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Re:Brute-forcing a macOS user’s real name from a browser usi... by namtab00 on Thursday July 13, 2023 @08:24PM (#36717905)

I just set mine to the RDS name of some local FM station..

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