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Hackers shoveled snow for company, were rewarded with network admin access
Two red teamers gained unauthorized access to a company's network by pretending to be IT employees and shoveling snow. They used a Raspberry Pi to breach the network, hiding it in a conference room, but the breach was detected the next day.
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