[duringmath]

Even tech savvy people can still fall for that stuff unfortunately.

[bun_terminator]

I don't know him but he seems to be on the non-computer side of tech? No way anyone computer-savvy would fall for something as cliché as this

[happytoexplain]

>No way anyone computer-savvy would fall for something as cliché as this

The number of things it is truly appropriate to say this about approaches zero. Matthias has extensive "computer" experience (and that's an understatement). It's counter-productive to no-true-Scotsman the concept of a person who is "competent" or "savvy" with "computers" - the field is too large/complex, especially anything remotely security related. Just focus on reality, i.e. what actually happens. This happened.

[quicksnap]

Well said. If Matthias, a person who programs Python scripts for stress testing machines, and can navigate the hideous UI/UX of some digital oscilloscope, is not "computure-savvy"...

Give any of us a tired morning without coffee and a mis-click, and many of us could be in the same predicament.

[rib3ye]

Matthias has deep professional EECS experience and was an engineer on the RIM Blackberry.

If his channel ever comes back, check out the cool wood projects incorporating a Raspberry Pi.

[bun_terminator]

And he runs an scr file from an email? Huh

[shhsshs]

I think we would all agree you have to REALLY let your guard down to accidentally open a file like that.

But you would be surprised how much you drop your defenses when you are convinced you just got an email from a friend/business partner/etc.

[happytoexplain]

I know a not-incompetent technology director who bought a gift card and sent the number to a scammer, because the scammer had hacked their coworker's email address, so the request came from a legit address.