Security News > 2020 > December > Authentication Failure

This is a weird story of a building owner commissioning an artist to paint a mural on the side of his building - except that he wasn't actually the building's owner.

The fake landlord met Hawkins in person the day after Thanksgiving, supplying the paint and half the promised fee.

They met again a couple of days later for lunch, when the job was mostly done.

When Hawkins invited him down to see the final result, his client didn't answer the phone.

Two days later, Hawkins got a call from the real Comte.

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