Reply to post: Re: How did the bad actor identify the MAC addresses?

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Re: How did the bad actor identify the MAC addresses?

I'm wondering about how the bad actor here identified the MAC addresses it wanted to target

Supply chain. MAC addresses are often printed and/or bar-coded on the outside of the computer box.

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