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 Oct 6 2004, 02:15 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 202 Joined: 15-September 04 From: East Providence, RI Member No.: 6,664  |
Don't touch this shiny red button! Must resist....ok, I made my Willpower test. :) Ok, just to review, I've been hired by someone who has been embezzeling money from a small corporation. His superior has proof of this and has also removed him from the promotion computer (what a shocker - he sounds like a very motivated employee). So my tasks are: 1. Erase the proof of his embezzling. 2. Make a copy implicating his superior. 3. Put the copy in a place where the supervisor won't be able to erase it. 4. Add his name to the promotion computer and ensure he's the one getting the promotion. What I know: The entire corp is connected to the Matrix except for some backup computers. I also have the password that controls the corp's thermostat which has no specific username. Here's what I'm thinking: finding the proof of the embezzelment, making a copy, and erasing it should be somewhat straight forward. I then can edit the file to include the superior's name (do I know his name?). Putting in a place where he won't be able to erase I'm not too sure of yet. My first thought was the offline backup comps but why would they be there in the first place and how am I supposed to get access to the physical location (is that out of the realm of this run?). I then need to access the employee database (or something) and put my client's name at the top of the promotion list. I also realized I kind of ignored the fact of where I'm jacking in from. For simplicity, I wanted to jump right into the run itself. ----------- Question: Analyze operations are opposed by the system's security right? So if do an Analyze Security, my security tally could still be going up right? ----------- Ok, what are my options now? Do I have to figure out what icons are what inside? Can I do a Locate File to find records of my client in the database? |
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Oct 6 2004, 02:23 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Addendum: also someplace where someone else will find it.
That's not the method I was thinking of. This little bit is intended to encourage creative problem-solving rather than to be difficult in and of itself.
I'm fine with that.
Correct.
You can do a Locate File, or you can look for icons to try to spot security deckers, other SANs, active IC, or your uncle Joe-Bob. You get the feeling that the system has noticed something, so it might be a good time to get something done quick and then leave for a while. Now I'm away to class, I'll be back in a few hours. Feel free to mull over and post actions while I'm gone. ~J |
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Oct 6 2004, 03:57 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 202 Joined: 15-September 04 From: East Providence, RI Member No.: 6,664 |
Ok gotcha. Copy, erase original, edit, replace in a visible area.
Hmm, is it a red herring? Maybe I can put it in a place where data/files are put before they are backed up. That way, it will get on the offline servers and someone will most likely see it. Or maybe I could post it in their public database so legal visitors will see it. Ooh, that might work. :evil:
I think I'll try to do a Locate File to find the records of my client, make a copy and upload it to my headware memory (leaving the original for now), and then split. Then I can edit the file off-line and return later and replace the original with the edited one. |
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Oct 6 2004, 09:05 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I'm back and ready to respond to all actions.
~J |
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Oct 6 2004, 11:20 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 202 Joined: 15-September 04 From: East Providence, RI Member No.: 6,664 |
Can I find something that resembles a file system or database? If so, I'll do a Locate File with the name of my client.
My Browse is 6 so I'm guessing my TN is 5. 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8, 8. Should be ok for 5 successes...I think. |
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Oct 6 2004, 11:36 PM
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Decker on the Threshold Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,922 Joined: 14-March 04 Member No.: 6,156 |
In the interest of sparking some ideas for our (anti)hero, I've got a couple of questions for Kagetenshi:
-Re. "some backup computers which should not have copies of the incriminating files": do you mean should not as in they won't currently have them, or should not as in this particular information is not normally backed up? Would sending it off to the backup computers, if that's even possible, set off a warning somewhere? -Re. thermostat password: On the surface this seems more like a hook for a decker to get on-site, but it may have its uses elsewhere as well. First off, can the thermostats be controlled via the Matrix? Second question: is the password good anywhere else/for anything else? -How much time does Glassjaw have? Food for thought: How big is this corporation? How much money are we talking? Most importantly, how important would anyone outside the corp find it that this money was embezzled? |
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Oct 6 2004, 11:47 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
You have questions, I have answers.
By "should not have copies", I mean that the incriminating files were stored in places that are not backed up and thus our antihero won't have to physically intrude and trash the backups. It was implied that the thermostat was matrix-enabled; certainly, the person who gave Glassjaw this job said he found it while a superior was adjusting the temperature from their cyberterminal. As for if it's good anywhere else, it has no associated username so it's of limited value, but there's a chance that it's either the password for something else or one half of a username/password pair. For time, it wasn't specified. Presumably, "before the supervisor spills the beans". Contact would like to have it ASAP (wouldn't you?) but time is not of the essence. The corp is an accounting wing for a larger corp. No mention is made of how much or little money. ~J |
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Oct 6 2004, 11:53 PM
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Decker on the Threshold Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,922 Joined: 14-March 04 Member No.: 6,156 |
Accounting wing for a larger corp, eh? This larger corp got a name?
And as a hint of where I'm going with this, let's just say, "News at 11." :D |
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Oct 7 2004, 12:00 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
You search and you search and you search. You find a few files that match, but none are the one you're looking for.
You can read this spoiler if you want to know what's going on and you haven't figured it out for yourself: [ Spoiler ] Please don't read this spoiler 'till this minirun is over. [ Spoiler ]
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Oct 7 2004, 12:21 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
The larger corporation is Media Technologies, PLC.
~J |
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Oct 7 2004, 02:15 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 202 Joined: 15-September 04 From: East Providence, RI Member No.: 6,664 |
Ok, I just read it. I had NO idea about the 5 successes thing but I did just find it in SR3. I'm learning already! So I'll try again: 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 10, 11 (I didn't read the 2nd spoiler) |
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Oct 7 2004, 03:48 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
In short order, you find what you were looking for. A file with some basic and trivial encryption (don't even bother rolling, it doesn't even try to scramble itself on a failed decryption attempt), matching the description your contact gave.
Another spoiler-not-to-be-read. Assume they're like that unless I say otherwise. [ Spoiler ]
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Oct 7 2004, 12:11 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 202 Joined: 15-September 04 From: East Providence, RI Member No.: 6,664 |
Ok, I'm going to download this file (Download Data operation) and get the heck out of here because I have a feeling I'm close to setting something off.
First, I swap out my Decrypt and Browse utilities and swapin Read/Write. My R/W is 6 and I'm guessing the TN is 7 (13-6). Ouch. Needless to say, I need all 6 dice from my HP. 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 9, 10, 15. Not bad, should be 3 successes. Depending what happens, I could try to press my luck and do an Analyze Security to see where I'm at. I could then try an Edit File to get rid of the original. We'll see what happens...back to you K. |
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Oct 7 2004, 12:15 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Ah, the downfalls of only bringing Matrix. Anyone else have the rules for a Swap Memory operation? Is it just an amount of time spent, or is there a test for some reason?
~J |
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Oct 7 2004, 12:24 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 6-October 04 Member No.: 6,731 |
simple action. once he tells the deck to do it, it does it. no check needed. |
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Oct 7 2004, 12:37 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 202 Joined: 15-September 04 From: East Providence, RI Member No.: 6,664 |
And I think it really only comes into play is in combat. If you are just sitting idle in the Matrix, I think you can swap stuff to your heart's content. At least that's how I read it. If there's something that very time-dependent, then it becomes an issue. |
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Oct 7 2004, 12:46 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 44 Joined: 23-August 04 From: Guelph Member No.: 6,590 |
I think the amount you can swap in a turn is based on your deck's I/O, but most programs aren't big enough to really make that a problem for a good deck. Also, it only really matters in combat. I wouldn't think it requires a check because it only affects your deck, not the host.
That being said I have none of my books here and may be making this all up. |
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Oct 7 2004, 01:04 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 202 Joined: 15-September 04 From: East Providence, RI Member No.: 6,664 |
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Oct 7 2004, 01:30 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
You grab the file, but you definitely feel some bits shifting out of place around it as you do so.
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Oct 7 2004, 01:31 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
It might require a Null Operations test, but for now we'll skip it. ~J |
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Oct 7 2004, 02:25 PM
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Decker on the Threshold Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,922 Joined: 14-March 04 Member No.: 6,156 |
Eh. I'm not sure how much I like having to do Null Ops *every* Combat Turn you're hacked into something. Maybe every half hour or so, but otherwise any kind of Overwatch is completely impossible. But that's just me whinning.
Any chance of the spoiler sections seeing the results of Sensor tests and other such background as well? It could be instructive. (Edit:) Besides, swapping in R/W takes less than a second, literally. Unless this file is unreasonably large for an accounting statement it shouldn't take much longer. Anyway, no biggie. |
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Oct 7 2004, 02:48 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 202 Joined: 15-September 04 From: East Providence, RI Member No.: 6,664 |
Ok, I don't like the sound of that. Time to get out of dodge. Assuming no Null Op test is required, I'm going to try a Graceful Logoff. My Deception is 6: 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 9, 10 Assuming I get out, I'll then edit the file offline by putting the boss's name in place of my client. I'll wait an hour or so then head back in.... |
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Oct 7 2004, 03:20 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
You try to log off, but your view derezzes briefly as your disconnect signal is rejected.
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Oct 7 2004, 03:43 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 202 Joined: 15-September 04 From: East Providence, RI Member No.: 6,664 |
Umm, what does that mean...? Ok, I know things are probably pretty bad right now. How about an Analyze Security? (Analzye 6) 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 8, 9, 9 I think I need to look up the rules for an "Un"-Graceful Logoff too. :eek: |
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Oct 7 2004, 03:54 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
It means that you failed to log off. There are three common reasons for this. The first, Black IC, you can pretty much discount. The other two are failure to get a success or the host getting the same or more successes than you. Keep in mind that you can try again.
Ungraceful logoffs leave datatrails that can be followed to your jackpoint. Still analyzing, or trying logoff again? ~J |
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