This might be a joke video but if you've ever been to a book convention you'll know that thousands of books get stolen there.
You know I just realized, if you're at E3 and you're as muscled as the red shirted guy, you stand out from the nerd crowd so much you instantly look like you're a part of the crew for one of the conferences.
Dutch gaming magazine Power Unlimited went to E3 this year with a bag full of remotes and went around the venue randomly shutting off TV's :v:
I thought that they'd be one of those dicks who steal merchandise from vendors. Thank god.
[QUOTE=Killuah;50538347]This might be a joke video but if you've ever been to a book convention you'll know that thousands of books get stolen there.[/QUOTE]
I need the 'bad reading' rating back so ironically right now
[QUOTE=Killuah;50538347]This might be a joke video but if you've ever been to a book convention you'll know that thousands of books get stolen there.[/QUOTE]
They stole mousepads, keyboard keys and headsets from our Gamescom booth last year.
Can't wait to see what kind of shit the people can come up with this year.
Maybe we need more flyers...
[QUOTE=darth-veger;50538542]Dutch gaming magazine Power Unlimited went to E3 this year with a bag full of remotes and went around the venue randomly shutting off TV's :v:[/QUOTE]
Funfact: Gizmodo (yes, Gawker) did that too with a TV-B-Gone at [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICpM3ItIhI0"]CES in 2008[/URL]. They were banned for life :v:
[QUOTE=GabrielWB;50538915]Funfact: Gizmodo (yes, Gawker) did that too with a TV-B-Gone at [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICpM3ItIhI0"]CES in 2008[/URL]. They were banned for life :v:[/QUOTE]
That's awful. For a moment I thought I thought it was fun, but damn. The poor people who worked there and didn't understand what was going on. They were rightfully banned.
Best way to steal: Sneak around in an insanely blatant way and make everyone notice, and no one will do anything
[QUOTE=J!NX;50539164]Best way to steal: Sneak around in an insanely blatant way and make everyone notice, and no one will do anything[/QUOTE]
it's pretty classic, wear a nametag or a high-vis construction vest + hardhat, act like you know what you're doing (IE just look bored and like you're going through a normal workday) and you can get away with practically anything
I'm pretty sure Liam from the best friends accidentally helped someone steal speakers at a con once
I reckon a lanyard and a confident walk can get you into most places.
[QUOTE=Ricool06;50539330]I reckon a lanyard and a confident walk can get you into most places.[/QUOTE]
It's kinda crazy how rarely people question the actions of others when its such huge crowds like this. People have faked being bouncers at concerts so they can get front row placement :v:
[QUOTE=Ricool06;50539330]I reckon a lanyard and a confident walk can get you into most places.[/QUOTE]
The [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Fox_effect"]Dr. Fox Effect[/URL] is surprisingly applicable to alot of things.
[QUOTE=Ricool06;50539330]I reckon a lanyard and a confident walk can get you into most places.[/QUOTE]
This is true for basically all conventions and all large scale events.
I actually know someone who, way, way back in the day before security got super nuts, snuck into the Superbowl by wearing their marching band uniform
[QUOTE=Banned?;50539392]This is true for basically all conventions and all large scale events.[/QUOTE]
Even otherwise secure facilities are prone to fall for this stuff sometimes. It's just a case of having the right identification (or something that looks right at a glance) and a fitting posture and going for it. As long as it's not a place where security literally knows everybody you'll probably get through a couple of doors.
[QUOTE=dai;50539288]it's pretty classic, wear a nametag or a high-vis construction vest + hardhat, act like you know what you're doing (IE just look bored and like you're going through a normal workday) and you can get away with practically anything[/QUOTE]
Or just have a ladder
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiEMcjSQOzg[/media]
If you go to anything with tech and say you're from the company that made so and so display and you're working out a bug, it's free sailing
[QUOTE=GabrielWB;50538915]Funfact: Gizmodo (yes, Gawker) did that too with a TV-B-Gone at [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICpM3ItIhI0"]CES in 2008[/URL]. They were banned for life :v:[/QUOTE]
By now it should be standard practice to put the TVs into a mode where they don't accept IR, or cover the receivers with electrical tape. Any phone that can transmit IR can turn off all the TVs in a room these days, and anyone who wants to put any effort into it can randomly change channels/volume as well. It's basic security to prevent this.
Hospitals have figured this out by now, and hospitals are perpetually stuck 10-20 years behind the latest tech. It's inexcusable for a multi million dollar venue tech conference to not think of this.
[QUOTE=dai;50539288]it's pretty classic, wear a nametag or a high-vis construction vest + hardhat, act like you know what you're doing (IE just look bored and like you're going through a normal workday) and you can get away with practically anything[/QUOTE]
Someone with bluejeans or khahkis, a vis vest, and a clipboard can easily walk into any place that isn't locked, even some that are locked, and nobody will bat an eye. I've always been surprised that urban-ex people don't do this. They usually try to be secretive, and look suspicious. Put on a hard hat with a light, proudly wear your camera, and strut right up to the building with your clipboard tucked under your arm. Snap a few wide shots, and pretend to take a few notes.
Chances are that anyone walking by won't even remember you. They just see an inspector/utility/city employee investigating a building, and 30 seconds later you are some guy around the property that they don't even remember the skin color of, if they even remember that you existed at all.
About walking into restricted areas by looking confident, had the exact same thing but by accident. I do voluntary work at festivals and once i was at Lowlands and i forgot my Runner jacket (Runner jacket = unlimited access to all areas) and i walked straight through security to the main stage artist reception (first time, 0% chance the guards would recognized me) and i stood there with the Nine Inch Nails band manager looking confused at me and asking who i was.
So yeah i managed to walk to the most important stage (Alpha) with pretty average clothing but with full confidence that i was authorized to get in. I did had a staff lanyard on me but every staff member wears that and only grants you very basic access.
Now we just need to know what gets us past the front door of E3 and arrange a facepunch meet up.
Might even encourage all of us to get buff.
[QUOTE=Tudd;50540013]Now we just need to know what gets us past the front door of E3 and arrange a facepunch meet up.
Might even encourage all of us to get buff.[/QUOTE]
Just being clean, hygienic and trying not to look like someone who just rolled out of bed minutes ago and grabbed some clothes from the floor is already something that would make you stand out. I visited Gamescom 3 times now and its not really the smell that is bad but the way some people dress and how they maintain themselves
smoking a cigarette next to exits behind buildings is a good way to get in, as well. you might need to come up with a backstory in case they're the chatty type but most people aren't. most people are just kind enough to hold the door open for you, though
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;50540109]smoking a cigarette next to exits behind buildings is a good way to get in, as well. you might need to come up with a backstory in case they're the chatty type but most people aren't. most people are just kind enough to hold the door open for you, though[/QUOTE]
Nah, a lot of security and bar/club/kitchen staff know about this trick, and are way more wary about it.
[QUOTE=ZestyLemons;50540177]Nah, a lot of security and bar/club/kitchen staff know about this trick, and are way more wary about it.[/QUOTE]
while they may be more wary about it, jimmy smith the systems analyst in marketing on the 3rd floor probably isn't
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;50540300]while they may be more wary about it, jimmy smith the systems analyst in marketing on the 3rd floor probably isn't[/QUOTE]
Part of me wonders if I've let anyone in to my work building who shouldn't be in there...the company is basically a big family so if we see someone who claims to not have their card we just kinda take it at face value.
I should really learn the faces of my co-workers more tbh.
[QUOTE=Zephyrs;50539601]Someone with bluejeans or khahkis, a vis vest, and a clipboard can easily walk into any place that isn't locked, even some that are locked, and nobody will bat an eye. I've always been surprised that urban-ex people don't do this.[/QUOTE]
I have, and it hasn't failed me yet :v:
[QUOTE=Ninja Gnome;50540109]smoking a cigarette next to exits behind buildings is a good way to get in, as well. you might need to come up with a backstory in case they're the chatty type but most people aren't. most people are just kind enough to hold the door open for you, though[/QUOTE]
If you ever need to get into someone's apartment and it requires you to be buzzed in, stand outside with a bundle of envelopes with random names on them and wait for someone to come out. Pretend you're a postal runner just walking to the door as they open it and they will let you right in. Then just pretend to sort through the mail until nobody is looking and off you go.
don't ask me how i know this
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