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		malfist on Jan 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bitwarden Heist – How to break into password vault... What is the difference between "physical access" and "powerful position with local access"

Robin_Message on Jan 4, 2024 [–]

It's the difference between the evil maid attack (someone sneaks a keylogger into your turned-off machine whilst cleaning your room) vs local privilege escalation (the sysadmin installs a game and now your entire network is owned).

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