The hacker finds users of TSR with wealth they are interested in
The hacker then hacks TSR and gets my public facing IP address
Then what...?
I work in IT and I'm confused what the attack vector could be.
My post is a greater risk.
Tbh, im not a hacking specialist (or even involved in the hacking space), but would they be able to packet sniff your IP and somehow inject a zero day exploit? ( ive heard exotic stories in the crypto space), but i think most hacks are due to data breaches and malware on pc that somehow comes and can monitor every key stroke and they can see your screen so getting passwords to sensitive accounts...
A lot of hacking is due to social engineering as well, like use a honeypot and entice people.... like sign up to my website and get something free (but I want to kyc you , full address and postcode and secret questions.... www.randomfreebie dot com....)
Tbh, im not a hacking specialist (or even involved in the hacking space), but would they be able to packet sniff your IP and somehow inject a zero day exploit? ( ive heard exotic stories in the crypto space), but i think most hacks are due to data breaches and malware on pc that somehow comes and can monitor every key stroke and they can see your screen so getting passwords to sensitive accounts...
A lot of hacking is due to social engineering as well, like use a honeypot and entice people.... like sign up to my website and get something free (but I want to kyc you , full address and postcode and secret questions.... www.randomfreebie dot com....)
If they got a packet sniffer onto my device they'd have already needed to made use of a zero day exploit, or tricked me to install an unsigned akp file, neither seem especially likely.
Not sure what watching the packet traffic would give them. Perhaps they'd see I bank with HSBC and target phishing attacks at me based on that?
Or they'd what, wait on me to log into my online banking then take over the session? Hoping to transfer money before I shut down the device...?
Like you say, social engineering is where the weak point is.. surprised I've not had a DM from a hostile foreign actor already.