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Yes but social engineering doesn't really scale, does it? You need to craft each message manually and adapt it to each company. The name search might not be the most complex part


You would be surprised what people (in receptions in particular) sometimes let slide when you know the name and where some person is employed.


Yes but that's why I say it doesn't scale if you have to go there in person. So having an automated way of getting names is not particularly helpful. The hard and time-consuming part is going there in person or calling the company.




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