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66: The lock-breaking pencil

Lateral with Tom Scott

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Security Breaches and Activist Raids

In this chapter, they discuss security breaches and activist raids, exploring how social engineering can be used to breach security. They delve into examples of using pens as tools for security breaches and recount a famous raid on an FBI office orchestrated by William Davidon. The chapter also mentions a break-in with interesting consequences and raises speculation about two individuals drawing curves in the dirt.

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