Matthew 'Dutch' Van Andel
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So in May, we have our credit cards stolen. We're racking up thousands of dollars in these fraudulent credit card charges on like all of our credit cards. And it's really bizarre and I can't figure out what exactly is going on.
And there's this suspicious direct message. The person's like, Frank something something. And ordinarily, I just delete unsolicited direct messages from strangers. But this one was really long.
And there's this suspicious direct message. The person's like, Frank something something. And ordinarily, I just delete unsolicited direct messages from strangers. But this one was really long.
And there's this suspicious direct message. The person's like, Frank something something. And ordinarily, I just delete unsolicited direct messages from strangers. But this one was really long.
I think there is no way they should have this. There's no way they should have that Slack conversation.
I think there is no way they should have this. There's no way they should have that Slack conversation.
I think there is no way they should have this. There's no way they should have that Slack conversation.
The only way they have that Slack conversation is somehow my work computer is compromised. So immediately, I close the work computer.
The only way they have that Slack conversation is somehow my work computer is compromised. So immediately, I close the work computer.
The only way they have that Slack conversation is somehow my work computer is compromised. So immediately, I close the work computer.
And I say, hey... I got this thing, it sounds like an extortion message, and they have a thing in there from Slack that they should not have access to.
And I say, hey... I got this thing, it sounds like an extortion message, and they have a thing in there from Slack that they should not have access to.
And I say, hey... I got this thing, it sounds like an extortion message, and they have a thing in there from Slack that they should not have access to.
And immediately it picks up this file. Vision LLM in my downloads. One says, oh, Trojan detected. So I'm like, Vision LLM, what is that? I can barely remember it.
And immediately it picks up this file. Vision LLM in my downloads. One says, oh, Trojan detected. So I'm like, Vision LLM, what is that? I can barely remember it.
And immediately it picks up this file. Vision LLM in my downloads. One says, oh, Trojan detected. So I'm like, Vision LLM, what is that? I can barely remember it.
So I look it up. And I find this Reddit thread where somebody's like, this is malware, it steals all your passwords. If you downloaded this, change all of your passwords immediately, like right now, that somebody has your passwords. So I let InfoSec know, I'm like, you know, I think they maybe got in through my PC.
So I look it up. And I find this Reddit thread where somebody's like, this is malware, it steals all your passwords. If you downloaded this, change all of your passwords immediately, like right now, that somebody has your passwords. So I let InfoSec know, I'm like, you know, I think they maybe got in through my PC.
So I look it up. And I find this Reddit thread where somebody's like, this is malware, it steals all your passwords. If you downloaded this, change all of your passwords immediately, like right now, that somebody has your passwords. So I let InfoSec know, I'm like, you know, I think they maybe got in through my PC.
And that's where it starts setting in, like this panic. You know, I'm still not sure, like, how they had gotten to the Disney system. So, like, you know, we're trying to work through. It's like, well, how could they get past, like, the two-factor authentication?