It is...disturbingly easy to catfish guys. Make a Tinder profile that's the "type" of the target (hot, but not unrealistically attractive), set it to show people only within the target's age range (43-43) within 1 mile of their zip code. They'll always be one of the first people to pop up. Just swipe right, and wait.
Since it's passive (as opposed to a clear attempt at making contact) the target never seems to suspect a thing, and they freely give out an insane amount of personal info.
@malice the weakest link in any system’s defenses is the fuckwit squishy human operating it.
I’m no infosec wiz by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m careful and I’ve avoided getting burned, but I can absolutely see how easy it would be. Thirsty dudes get real desperate, real quick.
@GlytchMeister Yeah I'm no infosec professional by any stretch of the imagination. I'm a very accomplished social engineer, though.
It's just amazing that he would freely give out his address, where he works, where he's going to be on any given night, what car he drives. Like dude...what? lmao
As a dude, I can give perspective:
Address: trying to build trust, and possibly impress via how he has his own place and the quality of the neighborhood he lives in
Job: social stature, flat out. Flexing financial pecs.
Nightly outings: maybe trying to lure/set up a meeting, or just trying to show how cool he is in one way or another?
Car: I mean, that’s classic. “Check out my ride.”
It just so happens that he’s giving out juicy juicy identity info to try to flirt.
@GlytchMeister Yeah he thought he had a for sure hookup going on. Questions like "where do you live, I can just swing by and we can go get coffee or something" don't elicit suspicion.
I can definitely see why honeypots are so damn effective.