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Woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago had device for detecting hidden cameras

Woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago had device for detecting hidden cameras

5 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/woman-arrested-at-mar-a-lago-had-device-for-detecting-hidden-cameras/

The statements add to the curious tale described in a court filing by a Secret Service agent of a woman awkwardly talking her way into Mar-a-Lago on March 30 with a flimsy cover story and a heavy load of tech devices. In the filing, Zhang said she was headed to the pool at Mar-a-Lago while carrying four phones, two Chinese passports, one laptop, one hard drive and a USB stick loaded with malicious software. She didn't have a swimsuit.

It's unclear what Zhang's purpose was. But lying to access the premises of a high-value target as part of a hacking attack is a well-known tactic in the cybersecurity world. It even has a name: social engineering. Still, simply carrying a USB stick filled with malware inside a building doesn't add up to much of a hack. There's no indication Zhang installed the software anywhere.