@@Cosmik60 Just shortly after metro bombings in UK, while boarding the plane, when asked if I have any dangerous items from the list I said "bomb". The women was very angry at my joke but I didn't have to correct myself and tell it is in fact a joke, they just let me on o plane...
Reminds me of the time that some guys stole several flat screens from nearby Country Clubs by coming in dressed in warning vests and hard hats and claiming they're picking them up for replacement, which should come in a few days. Everyone just went along with it, no questions asked. Another time, someone stole a bunch of warning cones from road construction all around the city, but only ever one, not enough to arouse suspicion. Then he blocked off part of a road with them. It took the city half a year to notice nothing was actually being built there.
the fact that his QR code is just a link to never gonna give you up and that the bar code literally just says 12345 is just crazy. there is no way they even looked at the scanner. i am impressed and concerned.
They scan your driver's license qr code at my local postal depot (where you collect international packages). One day I went there with an expired license. The scanner even made an error sound to indicate that my license was expired. Security guard didn't care and just let me through as if it passed fine. Really just security theatre
It's obvious there isn't really any security concern at this thing and they only have a minimum veneer of it to prevent the public from just strolling in. If they were really guarding any secrets it would have been very difficult to get through security. Mostly it's just crowd control in this case.
that's what I thought. how does the person read the QR code and just let him pass? I assumed he had copied the QR code of another convention there and the person didn't bother to look for the names..
What he didn't realize is that the security is so good, that they put together this entire decoy expo to make him _think_ he had gotten in, when in actuality the real expo was being held at his house where they all threw a wild party the second he left.
What you didn't realize is that he already knew that they were going to make a fake expo and have a party in his house, so he secretly made this video in order to make them think he snuck inside the expo when in reality he never left his house and was there with them
@@firstnamelastname5574 But you guys actually didn't know that he was actually a triple agent and staged both the security expo and the house party in order to make it seem like he was a double agent. Half-Life 3 confirmed.
@@firstnamelastname5574 I was the one who made the expo and created this video and left your post. It was me, First Name Last Name. It was me the whole time.
@@StalwartTirith what you didn't know is that I knew you were gonna say you are me but what you didn't know is that you may be me but you aren't me since the me that you think you are is a fake and in reality I became Matthew Herring and took over your comment
@@secondhandmax7010 strange, online I only found prices around £99+ VAT. Free is way cheaper, he should've just went up to the desk and ask for a free ticket smh.
Once upon a time, when I was a soldier, I got to the base in the morning and there was a huge line at the entrance and security checks seemed to be going very slowly. When I finally got to the front I asked about it, and a very annoyed soldier told me that the day before someone got in with fake credentials containing a picture of Bin Laden. If that's what it takes to get into a military base, I'm not surprised it's this easy to get into a convention, even if it is a security convention.
Its true Honestly Some guards just check photos and if it looks like a Mil ID Only time you get scanmed here is if its a service member People can be lazy in the name of safety
In Sydney years ago there was a HUGE international security event. I mean HUGE they blocked off parts of the city. I've never seen anything like it since. A group dressed like Bin Laden and got through multiple security clearances. After the 3rd one they were like SH.T we better turn around (there were apparently snipers). It obviously made national news (probably international but I don't know). The group did it for a segment run by the ABC.
It was this security guard's responsability to make sure nothing happened indoors. Him breaking in was not in his job description so he did the corporate thing - he ignored it and hoped for it to be someone else's problem. After all he got in... so it's the door guard's security issue.
the placing of an assassins creed billboard outside of a security convention where this guy is trying to break into is perfect like the aligning of stars or something
Rob banks, international baddie, broke into an international security convention by forging a card with a QR code linked to never gonna give you up, and a bar code saying 12345. Literally amazing
I think the security guard hitting you in the face with the metal detector on accident actually massively improved your chances at getting in, the awkwardness it brought and the guilt the guard felt made them wanna let you through as fast and simply as possible.
This is indeed a tactic you can use if you're good. Make it seem like you're just doing your own thing as they do theirs, but secretly you've *made* them "accidentally" fumble something with you.
@@JohnSmith-ut5th If stuff like this failed nearly that often it wouldn't be worth trying to make a video like this. I'd argue that if it failed at all he would still try to make a video about it. Use the "magic of video editing" and whatever you did manage to record etc and make an interesting video out of it. Otherwise, you wasted time planning, prepping, and attempting to do this. There are also not enough conventions that sneaking into would make a good enough video for failing that often to be viable.
Australian satirists sneaked into a military weapons expo here as well. Same style, same Instagram photoshopping, same lax guards HAHA ua-cam.com/video/umUU5Sq2WVY/v-deo.html
I once accidentally broke into an airport, (LA/ San Francisco, I forget). I decided to walk between terminals as I'd arrived at the wrong one. I guess most people used the transport they had available for that. On the walk there, which was extremely far (maybe a kilometer), I found an elevator that was marked for my terminal, and as I was trying to press the button, some airport person quickly scanned a lanyard and opened the elevator, which I proceeded to ride up with them. I then walked around confused through some pretty empty parts of the airport, where I could see people waiting in airport security below me (I didn't go through). Eventually I just kind of popped out in the part of the airport I wanted to be in in the first place, and as I already had a ticket nothing really went wrong after that. It was kind of surreal though. I think I accidentally just went in a staff only elevator and essentially broke into the airport.
The staff knows some people just get super lost in international airports and end up at those hidden elevators. They know the security checkpoint is all theater, they see that bs every day and what gets through.
Imagine what a flex it would have been for the *organizers* if, during a panel/forum/Q&A, they casually go, "and let's give a warm welcome to our special guest, Rob Banks, International Baddie, whom we knew would be here for several days now"
you couldn't have scripted this any better than "gets hit in face by security." at the moment of greatest vulnerability, security was made to feel like the bad guys and wanted to end the interaction ASAP. what a dream.
The guard hitting you in the face was actually a bit lucky because, by fucking up, he’s now on the back foot and much more easy to manipulate because he doesn’t want to get called out.
this is example #1 of not being paid enough to care, had an amusement park security guard wave me through after I set off the metal detector once, this kind of stuff is just how security works, you pay for what you get in this industry
For whatever reason, I've always perversely enjoyed doing the opposite - looking nervous, out-of-place and suspicious when I actually *am* supposed to be somewhere. Just to keep them guessing.
Ooh, if that tickles your fancy, next time you get pulled over, act as drunk as possible, then they’ll test you for alcohol and not find anything. Then on a dime ‘sober up’ and say cheers and drive off. Randy Feltface taught me that one.
Thing is as someone who's worked at many trade shows in the past, the fact that someone would willingly want to sneak into these mind numbingly boring shows would never cross my mind so its hardly surprising that you can "sneak in" as most people there probably couldn't care less.
but security trade show are kinda different since they are selling weaponary and securities stuffs to higher up.. I remember my friend went to one International Security Conference and security are tight af coz there are sultans, kings and politicians on the venue
The one you definitely want to sneak into is the PPAI Expo because oh my god it's miles of tables full of free promotional products. If they can print a logo on it, it's a promotional product, and it's crazy the things you can get there! I actually had to stop myself from accidentally shoplifting when we went to a convenience store in the middle of the day because I was so used to taking so much good free stuff. Damn, it's worth it!
@@curlsey "try hard"? He printed a pass off of an Instagram pic and called himself "Rob banks internation baddie" I don't think he really worked up a sweat on this one.
The fact that security hit you in the face during screening probably played to your advantage. They were probably embarrassed and wanted to get the encounter with as soon as possible at that point.
This dude snuck into a convention made for security, snuck recording devices where it wasn’t allowed and even showed the guard, revealed his secret plans to another guard, and named himself “Rob Banks, International Baddie” This went smoothly… *too smoothly*
Just telling the scanner operators "it's an audio recorder" at an event that specifies no audio recording is both a damning indictment and absolutely hilarious
@Auracle as someone working in security: I would be suprised if most of my coworkers would get those changes in volume - or if they get it, they would've no idea what it means lol
The first / second line of security mostly doesn't care about that since it's the indoor securities job to prevent recording. The average pay is low enough to not care about stuff you're not exactly instructed to care for.
yep. working in security and made entrance control for our local covid vaccination centre and still do for some local goverment offices. either you chck everyone like you supposed to do and people are complaining, that it takes too long or that they, as someone working there, could not just go in unbothered to do their "important work" or you are doing it wrong by rushing things a little. those goverment office workers - who are supposed to flash their ID when they come in but rarely do - always look so suprised/schocked when I ask them "you work here, right?", like I catched them doing something illegal lol
I also work in security. My friend got fired from our local arena because he was checking everyone like he is supposed to do. Over a dozen upper management guys complained about him in one shift. What people don't see is that they pay security close to minimum wage and they annoyed once security becomes thorough. Security is just there as a deterrence and to be a scapegoat, anything more and the 99.99% of people who are supposed to be there get annoyed at you.
@@benberk8541 "Security is just there as a deterrence and to be a scapegoat, anything more and the 99.99% of people who are supposed to be there get annoyed at you." yep, pretty much this
Not gonna lie, this is the exact thing we kinda love aha. This is in the realm of physical pen testing, 100% the kinda stuff security and cyber security pentesters do. Max doing a talk about this would be super popular, I'd certainly be watching it.
Imagine if they actually did know he wasnt supposed to be there: "Hey... you think we should do something about that Rob Banks guy?" "You kidding me? He's the most entertaining thing that's happened since this expo started"
@@brendanr1525 yes and no, most people probably recognized him as “max fosh” since at the time he was running for London mayor, that’s why someone in the video calls him “mr fosh!”.
looks like the organizers forgot the first rule of security engineering: no place is safe, only safer, so stay vigilant. the second rule is: you can get anywhere if you look confident enough
I once accidentally snuck onto a cruise boat during late dinner time. I really needed to take a dump and they were kind enough to let me onto the ship once I explained it's an emergency and there are no toilets in the near vicinity. Once I was seated I could hear the engines start up. I assumed they are just turning it on for electricity or whatever and thought nothing of it. Things got suspicious when I was washing my hands and I felt the ship moving around a bit. At that moment my dad called me (he was on shore and waving at me, exiting the toilet) to say "goodbye my child" barely being able to speak as he was laughing way too hard. I found the guy who let me on the ship and he said they assumed I already left and then laughingly told me to have a seat and enjoy. It was a beautiful evening, seeing the fully lit city from a new perspective. I even got a glass of sparkling wine and they showed me the engine room. Unfortunately the guiding was in Portuguese so I didn't really understand it, but at least I made the Portuguese tourists laugh once they understood how I got onto the ship.
Thank you again Robert for attending on behalf of the International Baddies. Apologies that I couldn’t make it but I’m glad we could have someone as qualified as you fill in.
I did a similar thing at an expo (helicopter expo) I really wanted to attend. I asked the receptionist if I could attend but she said I needed an invitation and had to pay €150 entrance fee... Simply asked a guy that walked out if I could have his lanyard with tag. He didn't even hesitate and couldn't care less. Sales reps looked at my pass, saw that I was from 'interior design' and started their sales pitch. I played along and learned a thing or 2. Got tons of gadgets. 10/10 experience.
@@g80gzt oooh look out it's the fun police :P no I know you're right, rules are rules, it's just fun to play with nat 20 having some insane significance to make a story go off the rails. To each their own :D
There's a much higher security conference to attend, which I was sent to display at by my former work. It's held at a secure expo centre and they search bags and check your passport against badge on the way in, and background check those attending. It's also in a relatively obscure location. If you turn up the day before though, they assume you're displaying and don't check shit.
“I’m all good mate, don’t worry” is quite possibly the ballsiest statement one could make to the security guard of a security expo you’re breaking into, where no audio recording is allowed, with an audio recorder In Hand
@@MatmoeLP I've heard it depends where you are. Some parts of the UK are just openly chatty with total strangers like that whereas others would think it's weird.
As was endlessly hammered into my skull, people will **always** be the weakest link in any security. Like guards not reading tags, ignoring the "no recording equipment" and letting an audio pack through, no one batting an eye at a guy filming in an area where recording was prohibited. The fanciest gadgets in the world cannot save us from ourselves.
also I feel like they didnt give a fuck, like fiiiiiiiiine if a random guy wants to social engineer his way inside the convention let him do that, as long as he doesn't have anything dangerous or can harm people, I don't think they cared that much. all the ID checks were more of a placebo to prevent ppl from sneakin in in hordes and overwhelming the point of the convention.
The guards are hired by the venue and then the expo pays for them as part of the venue rental. Those guards don't care, at all, about expo rules. They only care about venue rules related to safety and liability.
To be fair these conventions are not that secure anyway, there are usually few if any barriers to entry besides paying for a membership or ticket. With that in mind everything on display is publicly known already and of little intelligence value.
100% agree, I work in a Museum and Security is great, but they've entirely forgone procedure out of human politeness, and I'd do the same. It's really hard to follow the rules when you know there's an event soon, and the lighting guy doesn't have his contact or ID, but he's ran late and looking increasingly distressed, and obviously carrying truckloads of equipment. If you're dressed and appropriately equipped for an event, and stress punctuality, then 9/10 times people are going to feel too uncomfortable saying 'no' when it comes down to it.
I spent a year or 2 over lockdown working freelance at offices and thus never being given proper passes, just a printed guest pass. I need access to secure areas like server rooms and such and generally found that once you were in the building you could walk through any door into any area, or just ask someone else to open it and no one would ever question it
Wait a second, did you really hand over the camera to a security guard and told him twice that you sneaked your way in without getting kicked out of a convention that doesn't allow recordings? 😂
@@Purplehain My bad, I concentrated on the 'telling' part. But yeah, there were more than one problem with the security of that security convention. :D
He's talking quietly into the mic on his person so the guard can't hear him. Now if the guard was good at reading lips... The no recording thing might honestly just be a liability thing and not necessarily enforced. There's a lot of cases at events like this where so long as you aren't obnoxious about it, they won't stop you.
As always- confidence is a key. If you act like you belong there, mostly people won't suspect a thing. If you're nervous, fidgety and look guilty, you will draw attention.
During that whole trend of stealing stuff from school, I noticed this exact thing. Saw a fellow student awkwardly standing in the empty lunch line, looking around bug eyed with one hand on an empty food tray. Looked him dead in they eye and just shook my head. He scampered off to his table quickly. Surprised none of the teachers noticed. Either way, he was close to getting himself in some trouble.
I learned this early. I got a job at a supposedly high security location. Security didn't have my ID badge ready on the first day so they used a Dymo label printer to make me a temporary pass. As long as I had that cheap little tag stuck to my shirt, security or other staff would swipe their badge to get me where ever I wanted to go, even places where my own badge wouldn't have worked. I just remained confident and explored where I wanted whenever time allowed. I even used the private executive bathroom just for fun.
I work in ATM repair. I've walked into secured government building with a large bag full of fluids and tools and told them I was here for the ATM. They let me bypass security and pointed me down the hall. No ID. No bag check. No questions. Its amazing what straight posture and a lanyard will get you.
My Dad once snuck into an aviation convention just by being dressed right (he had a business meeting in the same city). He was asked at the entrance what organisation he was from, he just answered with our local airport and noone bothered to check his credentials. And to top it off he got a free buffet while a new plane was unveiled!
I have a similar personal experience, but a bit more terrifying. So a few years ago I joined the Army Reserves. I was in training one day at my local army base which is the 4th Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, and a fellow soldier told me the passcode for the gate which allows you access into the premises. Little did I know, I wasn't actually allowed to know this at the time as all soldiers in training had to buzz the gate upon arrival and the office would speak to you through a speaker to verify who you are and then they buzz the gate and allow you inside the base. Now because I got told the passcode by a fellow soldier, I assumed I could use it. I thought "great, that will be quicker and easier!" I didn't know that I couldn't use the code yet until I completed my training and got officially promoted! The codes are changed every fortnight, or whenever a reservist quits. But yeah so one day shortly after, I turned up at the base a few hours earlier than I was scheduled to be there for, because I wanted to get a head start on my exercise. So I popped the code in for the gate, and I simply walked in. I then buzzed the door to the main building, as it was closed, and the office staff recognised me on the camera obviously so they let me in. The office staff didn't know that I wasn't supposed to be there yet, they just knew my face. Anyway I couldn't find my Corporal who usually instructs us on what to do and where to go etc so I just went to the locker room and used the toilet and sorted my gear out, and about 20 minutes later as I started to get changed into my uniform, my Sergeant walked in (he is a Staff Sergeant I think) and greeted me and then went into the toilets. He usually comes to this base every so often as it's his favourite one. When he came back out of the toilets, he looked confused. He said "Wait a minute, why are you here!? Who let you in!? Does Corporal know you're here already?" I said to him I put the code in for the gate and walked in, and that I knew I wasn't supposed to be there yet but I wanted to get some exercise in early before training. You can do that but you have to ask and be buzzed in lol. But yeah he looked so bewildered and shocked as he knew I wasn't supposed to know that code, and once I explained everything to him, he said "you've chosen quite the day to do this... stay here" and then he walked out of the locker room. I was shitting myself lol. He came back in 15 minutes later with the bloody Lieutenant Colonel, of all people, who was there visiting the base at that time. Now he is obviously in charge of several bases and their commanders along with all of the staff officers and soldier ranked personnel below him which is around 650 people in this region. And he happened to be here at this military base, at this time, when I literally just broke into it by accident. Yeah... You can imagine how I was feeling. A very high ranking senior officer has just walked in the room to speak to me directly while the Sergeant stood at the side... He said to me something along the lines of "You do realise that you are technically trespassing right now because you have just illegally broke into one of Her Majesty the Queen's Royal Army Reserve Centres, right?" and I said "well yeah when you say it like that..." and I remember shitting myself thinking i'm going to be punished or arrested for gaining access to the base without permission, and then he just said "well never mind because luckily Sergeant Cork here knows who you are and he said it was just a mistake" then he told Sgt Cork to tell his Corporal to change the code immediately. He then said "if you happen to find out the code again, do NOT use it. You can only be here, when you're allowed to be here, okay?" I just nodded and sat there terrified in silence until he left and Sgt Cork came back in and said "you got lucky, just please don't do that again. Anyway Corporal Smith wants to know if you are up for some volleyball. He's upstairs." Then he left and I went upstairs to join Cpl Smith and played some volleyball with some other soldiers before training. Needless to say, the guy who told me the code in the first place got a disciplinary and had to go back and do some evaluation courses etc. Anyway I received no punishment, was allowed to stay in the army reserves and I still passed my assessments! So yeah that was a fucking scary moment lol. And I am no longer a member of the army reserves. I've not seen those guys in years now. Sorry LTC, Sgt Cork and Cpl Smith for all that!
I'd tell him to shove his self-important fantasy and that I'm just an employee turning up to work. Asking permission and being escorted? Lol, stuff that.
Max: "Somebody accidentally mistook me for a fellow named Max Fosh." Me: "Oh, well let me see what he looks like." **googles Max Fosh** Me: "Yep, you do look very similar to that guy." **looks at channel name** Me: ._.
"Strictly no recording equipment, photography or filming is permitted in all areas" Meanwhile the security guard happily agrees to help Max hold the camera and film a video.
Don’t forget that the whole reason he was even able to get that far is thanks to a fake ID Paper which he made by copying off of the people who had gone to the event that same day and *posted photos of themselves on Instagram…*
That's probably not a security matter. At events like these, security guards are often not employed by the same company as the overall organisers and therefore have limited responsibility, with no incentive to exceed their scope.
@@hughm1383 Oh yeah, and they could be just unfamiliar with the specific rules of this particular event too since they likely work for the security company that provides services to numerous different events. It just happens to be ironic and funny in this case.
During lockdown I was unemployed and bored so learnt about cybersecurity which covered (this is the genuine name for it) physical penetration testing. Basically where someone is hired to try and break into a building (without actually breaking anything) to access the server room, leave a file on the main server that indicates they got in. Pretty much all you need is either a suit, confidence and a visitor card; or maintenance guy trousers with the extra pockets, "here to service the elevator" will get you through too many doors. One of the online teachers said he did the elevator trick and asked an employee who actually worked in IT department for access to server room so he can config something for the lift upgrade that now uses WiFi to connect the service alarms directly to the company. Complete and utter bollocks but for some reason he believed he knew what he was talking about so let him in and let him do his thing unsupervised.
it really does depend on the company you work at. I used to work at a company producing cryptography devices for foreign gvmts and militaries, and there, we actually did have a great security concept. Get in the building? Staff entrance: very narrow revolving doors, a set of 2 one after another, accessed by keycards - they stopped if they detected 2 people in the entrance room or anywhere close at all. Keycard was seperate from ID card, just white and blank. We were told to keep them in different spots - i always kept the ID in my car, and the keycard in my wallet. Get through there? you need to have an ID card, or you're going to be stopped by the head of security that's basically keeping an eagle's eye on everything at all times. I got stopped like 2 times when I forgot the card, even though he absolutely knew who I was and told me so. Made me go back and get it. Once you're in - it was drilled into our heads that you DON'T answer questions of people you don't know. So if some dude just showed up with an employee card in your office and asked you some question, you'd quick dial the head of security's phone. Only other way in is through the foyer. Big open room with lots of security - passes for the day are printed in advance with a picture on there, pass says VISITOR in a big font all over the ID card - and you don't get any keycard to access basically any door, which is not a problem, because you need to be accompanied by an employee at all times anyways. Last but not least - it even extended to digital infrastructure. We had 2 devices - development hardware and communication hardware. So, a desktop for working on - not connected to the internet, and a laptop that was in an open wifi with a generic password that could even be used by visitors. Wanted to get files into the system? There's a shared drive on the open Wifi that you can log in on, put things in, they automatically get scanned and anything suspicious thrown out, and then transferred to the internal file server in the no-internet zone. Files out were practically not allowed, and only developers even had the hardware accessible, it was basically potted shut for people that didn't need to connect hardware to develop.
My work place has almost zero security. Anyone could walk in and pretend to be whoever they want to be and walk out with whatever they wanted to take. It's astounding really.
@@iFireender that is so interesting! I have worked in a skyscraper but nowhere with that much security. Was it in the middle of a big city, or somewhere quieter? Could you walk out somewhere and get lunch? PS id be the person who always forgot his card LOL
I love how ONE person recognized Max or otherwise knew of him at the expo. This is my first time ever hearing of him myself, but this is a wonderful display of Social Engineering.
Couple things (with 10+ years of convention staffing experience). TL;DR: The venue staff (guards, etc.) were fine. The event itself was responsible for enforcing it's particular rules, and failed to do so. Ease up on the venue security. 1) The logistics & security staff (think badge check, metal detectors, etc), are often contracted by the building itself. The event doesn't hire them directly, they're priced into the cost of the venue. Likewise, the property owners want consistent security between dozens/hundreds of events. Those staff members aren't bad at their jobs or underpaid or whatever - they just have different priorities. They care about the, like, REALLY bad stuff: bombs, weapons, etc. Whether one show prohibits recording or another doesn't - just a blur to them. They're focused on protecting life. And they're doing a good job of it. 2) When Max records the intro, you can hear him speaking much more softly. Keep in mind: the *video* recorder and the *audio* recorder are different devices. The security guard is holding the video recorder, and Max is holding the audio recorder in his pocket. It's a genius move - he speaks just softly enough that the convention floor noise covers his words, and I bet the security guard didn't hear a thing. If the guard could hear him, that would be cause enough to have Max escorted out. But - remember - the guard's loyalty isn't to the *show*, it's to the people attending it. 3) This is proof positive that events need to bring *their own staff* to enforce the rules the show feels are important. Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is an excellent example of this - they have the venue layer to protect life, but *hundreds* of volunteers Enforcing the event layer. Hope that provided some context! As far as I'm aware, nobody died at this convention, so the venue staff did their job :) Be nice to them!
Yea, it kinda makes since. The guards really couldn’t care less if your who you say you are because even if they were to check that and called you out, firstly, they could just be mistaken, second, even if they weren’t, it would take time out of their day they would normally spend searching for weapons.
It's also worth pointing out that at 5:30 his credential were scanned and passed...so, by the staff point of view, he was a legit attendant, no reason to doubt it. For the international security convention, that's a pretty big security flaw🤣
@@Evaldo_Souza for events that dont have big threats really, the QR is likely just linked to a persons email to verify they're there. So if he photoshopped his off someone elses, he probably used their code too
This goes to show that as long as you do things confidently, people will usually look the other way. "If they aren't nervous about anything, then there must not be anything wrong."
This was an open door event and not a "invite only". The people with lanyards are the ones hosting the stands/business people/event hosts. Why would high end security convention have people selling/showing basic products like body cams etc? It was an open door convention. Max can say whatever he wants to sell the illusion
@@qlcrane8019 "ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED Online registration for International Security Expo (28-29 September 2021), Olympia London UK is now closed. Visitors can purchase a ticket at the entrance of the Grand Hall, Olympia at a fee of £99+ VAT. Your ticket will be valid for both days and will give you access to International Security Expo and the co-located International Cyber Expo. Tickets are not transferable. Please note, International Security Expo is a business trade event and is not open to members of the general public. A form of photo ID or business card will be required to verify your identity. We look forward to seeing you at the event. BEFORE YOUR VISIT - COVID SAFETY MEASURES In line with the latest government advice, we have worked closely with both the Olympia and the Exhibitions and Events Industry to establish guidance to allow us to confidently offer a safe environment for all, where we will be verifying the COVID-19 status of everyone on arrival at the event. All attendees will therefore need to demonstrate proof of COVID-19 status for entry to International Security Expo. You can view our Covid Commitment here For all enquiries please contact info@internationalsecurityexpo.com"
There may be 'some' parts which are open to the public, although the above message isn't really indicative of that, but from what i've heard from people who have attended, there are a number of private sections, such as the guns and other cool stuff which is VIP/invite only access. So he kind of did sneak in as a host with a fake lanyard and without paying a fee / producing an entry ticket.
I once sneaked into a medical conference with my two colleagues (management consulting partner and my manager). We blagged some free drinks and I told them to keep their mouths shut while I talked. I had a undergrad degree in biochemistry so we did pretty well until a cardiology specialist who completely believed I was a fellow doctor engaged me in PhD level discussion about heart muscle chemistry. I confessed my sin and he was very impressed by our brazen blagging and we had a very enjoyable time chatting to him.
I think the biggest thing helping you to get into places is your charisma and social skill. Like 90% of what counts to get through security is behavior. And you do it perfectly
Additionally, the security for these events are more of a deterrent for the general public rather than a complete locked event, considering all the information that are presented at these events, including the individuals speaking and attending, are all public knowledge. Though, the concept of getting into a "security convention" is in fact a laugh.
I worked as a security guard for venues before, and this very much reminds me of a time when I once said to my boss, "listen, you pay to give a very specific amount of fucks, and this [incident] surpassed it, so no, i didn't do anything to stop it." I did not get fired, boss agreed.
@@maddoxcindy5017 I mean the "this office is closed for everyone who doesn't have an appointment. I have a list with the appointments here. whats your name"-kind :)
This should be a national past time in the security community. Just red-teamers showing up and handing out their cards with a lanyard that says "Break N. Enter" or "Conrad Mann" or "Wier F. Raud."
You know you can actually get HIRED to do this, like companies and even the government will pay you to breach their security without their knowledge. The expos on those companies and how they do their work are hilarious whilst also being a thief bootcamp.
I remember when those guys got arrested at Starbucks a few years ago because they were waiting for someone to join them before they ordered, I thought about all the times I went into Starbucks and other coffee chains and bought absolutely nothing and stayed for hours just reading or charging my phone when I was homeless, but I'm white with a posh accent and I pretty much just looked like a shy little girl nothing ever happened. I'd even go up to the counter and ask nicely for tap water and they'd happily give it to me. One time I fell asleep and a barista politely shook my shoulder to check if I was okay. Never got chucked out like a lot of places will do with people who obviously are sleeping rough (I never had to sleep rough, always managed to find a couch or floor which also meant I could stay pretty clean and sometimes even had access to a washing machine I could utilise and that added to the acceptability I had - but during the day I had nowhere I could go thus the coffee chains). Obviously this is a pretty low threat level but I've also very much gotten away with crimes.
Alot of people just don't understand what goes into being an international baddie. They think its all bank jobs and threatening governments, but you have to humble yourself and be willing to learn. You have to talk to people that maybe you don't want to talk to and be willing to adapt constantly if you want to stay ahead in the game. You can see Rob Banks really understands that.
Why? He just sneaked into a random event. Being about “security” doesn’t tell anything about the organization’s security. Would it be impressive if it were about trucks?
Reminds me of this kid who used to walk into the gas station I worked at and grab a drink or snack and just walk out. I stopped him the 3rd time and he just said "You don't care about this can of Pringles." And he was right. I didn't care.
Social engineering is one of the most clever ways to get anywhere you want to be. While Mr. Rob Banks didn't say anything about that, it definitely played a part here. 1) looking the part 2) confidence 3) drawing attention away from security. This one feels like an accident, but when he was hit in the face it definitely aided in his infiltration. it's shockingly easy that he was able to just photoshop a pass hahaha.
To be honest at many events like this, they might be more aware that there are some people that didnt pay. They just care more about it using their securith protocals over if they paid
I recall a great story about this taken from a computer science exam guide. The storyteller was talking to a friend who was very proud of the new firewall he'd put on his company's network. The friend makes a bet with the storyteller that he can't get access to a file on a dummy server set up for this challenge. After a quick test showed cracking the firewall wasn't gonna work, the storyteller simply put on an old jumpsuit and ID badge he had from a previous job and drove down to the company's offices. He got past the receptionist with this generic maintenance-looking uniform and a smile, passing his friend's office (where the guy was excitedly monitoring incoming traffic for hack attempts) on the way to the server room. He then simply unplugged the server and walked out with it, no questions asked.
Checkpoint 1: Literally just walk through the street Checkpoint 2: Just say hello. Checkpoint 3: Security just look quickly at the pass, WITHOUT CHECKING THE QR CODE OR THE NAME. Checkpoint 4: Security fail to even know a certain device is a video/audio recorder. Then, security helps filming a short intro, in a place where there are unreleased technologies, and there are rules plastered on walls around. All at an International Security Expo. Funny
@@Domihork he probably used the QR code from someone else's badge, and the security simply did not cross reference the code with the person and let him in. even if it was faked, what would there to be gained? Max is obviously not in the security business, we can tell from his channel, and the convention wouldn't just let him film a whole video insulting them so there has to be some truth to what is happening
6:40 the security guard was so convinced he was a spy.. his name was rob banks, he was an international baddie. he tried to remove the obviously fake face that max was wearing like tom cruise on an impossible mission. and so he hit him in the face with his metal wand, and the face did not come off. so the security guard felt like he was wrong and let max through.
Two days after Charlie Hebdo, I went to an event and everyone had to be searched. I had a gigantic bag that I'd packed full of stuff and I was nervous and annoyed. I'm Dutch and we have a saying that goes; 'Het zit bomvol' (it's full) and bom is something about the hole on a barrell or something. However, bom-vol is basically bomb-full in the literal translation. When I got told to empty the whole bag, I couldn't hide my frustration and yelled; 'Alright, fine, but..there's only a load of accessoiries in there and bags of decorative items and oh...it's just...it's BOMB full!' And then I realised that was a stupid move. The securityguard wasn't happy, but I also wasn't kicked from the queue, so it could've been worse. I just still don't get why I felt the need to emphasize that word Bomb though, and yell it that loudly. I didn't do it on purpose.
@@Widdekuu91 One time I was returning to the U.S. after accidentally traveling to Canada without a passport and the border patrol asked, "Why are you traveling." I had to stop myself from saying "to shoot people" while holding up a camera.
My family and I snuck into the USS Zumwalt commissioning, they had a whole security checkpoint to screen who was coming in but we lined up towards the end and the security just waved us in. It helped that the recent airshow beforehand meant that a lot of people were walking by so my parents dressed in nice clothes with their kids just seemed like two people were invited and brought their kids.
These conventions actually don't care about random people going in. They just want to dissuade potential people looking for troubles. It's very easy to get tickets too. Which might surprise people because they expose actual firearms (sometimes fully functional). However some very big conventions with lots of important people like Eurosatory have true controls with professional cards requirements and numerous checks. They actually read your ID card too.
Wonder what it would actually take to get into one of those. It would maybe be easier to bypass the front lines of security, 'cause once you're in, as long as you don't make a nuisance, people probably won't stop you on the way out. But like to what extent would that take? Could you hide in the building before the event starts for instance? Depends if they sweep the place first I guess...
Had the same thought. It would probably have been quicker to google for a voucher code and get that ticket made by the actual ticketing system instead of photoshopping around. That's most likely also why the security guards didn't care; the ticket prices are only (un-)listed to look exclusive, anyone who knows anyone or any company involved is getting in for free anyway.
exactly. it’s a really fun video but the feat he pulled off is not particularly impressive lol, they clearly don’t care too much about who gets in there as long as they’re not actually dangerous, otherwise the security would have been much much stronger. i’d love to see a video of someone breaking into the more secure events you described, although that would probably come with much more serious consequences if caught (which they definitely would be if they post it on the internet lol)
@@Bellonging Since I'm running a convention, I might be able to answer that: At our (and similar other conventions), you receive a plastic badge and lanyard at check-in (checked against your ID). If one of our security people spots a person without a badge/lanyard, they are escorted out. Of course, someone with a card printer and lanyard printer and a good photo could possibly create a believable dupe, but that risk is extremely low.
As a software engineer I was attending lots of conventions (Some of them very expensive, like QCon in London and Devoxx in Belgium, for example). On multiple ocacasions I simply forgot to take my credentials (Or tickets) with me, and I was sure they won't let me in. Turns out nobody really cares, I walked straight in, nobody even stopped me. Unlimited food and drinks, and other things, everyone can just walk in instead of paying $1000+ tickets.
what really gets me is the fact that this is an international meet where people talk about how safe they are, yet Rob Banks the international Baddie has just sneaked in
@@SidneyGumbo Right. I think a bachelor would get you as far as regional baddie, or even national baddie if you've got the right connections. International baddies do tend to have a master's, though.
@@SidneyGumbo International baddies usually have a hacker friend who could make it look like they have a masters. The international baddie community doesn’t want you to know this, but many international baddies have fake credentials. Of course, I would always recommend that any aspiring international baddie pursue a legitimate education anyway.
Your look, your attitude is all deceptively non-threatening, people who watch you just don't want to ruin your good mood. Nice work! You'll be a Kingsman yet
I'm just waiting for when he acknowledges the role of being posh, white, male, healthy etc cos with those things you can get a lot further and a lot of assumed good will. Edit plus the charisma of course but these factors do help. I'd be interested to see different people trying this. Maybe a female max fosh would be able to get further,. even more presumption of innocence...
@@PrettyPinkPeacock you can but with a hell of a lo t more effort. I’ve done pen testing and the guys delivering things/wearing workman uniforms always got just as far/father than the women playing executive and flirting.
@@vysharra that's interesting! I think it's probably easier to be "wallpaper" as a man whereas womanhood might be more visible in a lot of settings. Gagh i love this kind of stuff and analysis.
@@tonynasaofficial he would still get in, just wear the right clothes, have a paper that looks about right, be confident and suddenly people dont bother you, especially these days, besides, its bloody London not China or something
The most ENGLISH of criminals is the one who walks in, looks around and decides the security is NOT worth their time and nothing is worth taking so they just walk away.
I just image them sneaking past everything, taking one look into the convention room, seeing that there's nothing of interest, then just straight up goes back and says "yeah I sneaked in here" and leave.
This hilariously shows how much confidence [acting like you belong there] and suit blazer can go a long way when bypassing security. Though, I'm confused on how you got a proper QR/bar code for the pass to scan and get approved. Surely they didn't allow any old code to work, right?
Someone else speculated that the scanner probably returned an error and the person scanning just wasn't paid enough to care. On the other hand his bar code was 12345, so if guests were labeled in the system using numbers then he could have been legitimately scanned in. But that would mean they didn't check his QR code. Either way I think we've confirmed that the security for this event was, ironically, utter garbage.
It was so freeing once I finally understood that 90% of people at any time, anywhere on Earth, are not paying attention and if you just move around like you're doing exactly what you're supposed to be doing almost nobody will ever even think to look at you, much less approach you and ask you questions.
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"Is that a bomb?"
"It definitely isn't"
*Access granted*
UK security in a nutshell
@@Cosmik60 Just shortly after metro bombings in UK, while boarding the plane, when asked if I have any dangerous items from the list I said "bomb". The women was very angry at my joke but I didn't have to correct myself and tell it is in fact a joke, they just let me on o plane...
Nat 20 roll on deception
Theyre not getting paid enough to care lmao
@@S....imagine if you did have a bomb
How to sneak anywhere:
-confidence
-sensible clothing
-13 minutes of google searching
Fluffy dog
600th like congrats
@@denimdinofan9 Thanks!
Emphasis on the 13-18 minute timeframe. Most of my best epiphanies are a result from ping-pong web surfing and they feel great.
Would you tell me some tricks about the 13 minutes google searching ?
This video made the hitman series seem a whole lot more realistic
First I thought of as well!!🤣
Most people don't realize that most things in display are just a form of security theater...
I mean, in real life people don't do that, because it isn't very Gucci
catch me if you can
Reminds me of the time that some guys stole several flat screens from nearby Country Clubs by coming in dressed in warning vests and hard hats and claiming they're picking them up for replacement, which should come in a few days. Everyone just went along with it, no questions asked. Another time, someone stole a bunch of warning cones from road construction all around the city, but only ever one, not enough to arouse suspicion. Then he blocked off part of a road with them. It took the city half a year to notice nothing was actually being built there.
the fact that his QR code is just a link to never gonna give you up and that the bar code literally just says 12345 is just crazy. there is no way they even looked at the scanner. i am impressed and concerned.
I'm glad someone put this in a comment as I was wondering and figured I'd have to go look
They scan your driver's license qr code at my local postal depot (where you collect international packages). One day I went there with an expired license. The scanner even made an error sound to indicate that my license was expired. Security guard didn't care and just let me through as if it passed fine. Really just security theatre
@@anon746912 where I live, an expired passport or driver's license is still a valid way of identification.
It's obvious there isn't really any security concern at this thing and they only have a minimum veneer of it to prevent the public from just strolling in. If they were really guarding any secrets it would have been very difficult to get through security. Mostly it's just crowd control in this case.
that's what I thought. how does the person read the QR code and just let him pass? I assumed he had copied the QR code of another convention there and the person didn't bother to look for the names..
What he didn't realize is that the security is so good, that they put together this entire decoy expo to make him _think_ he had gotten in, when in actuality the real expo was being held at his house where they all threw a wild party the second he left.
What you didn't realize is that he already knew that they were going to make a fake expo and have a party in his house, so he secretly made this video in order to make them think he snuck inside the expo when in reality he never left his house and was there with them
@@firstnamelastname5574 But you guys actually didn't know that he was actually a triple agent and staged both the security expo and the house party in order to make it seem like he was a double agent. Half-Life 3 confirmed.
@@firstnamelastname5574 I was the one who made the expo and created this video and left your post. It was me, First Name Last Name. It was me the whole time.
@@arnox4554 half life 3 confirmed, estimate 42 millenniums until release date.
@@StalwartTirith what you didn't know is that I knew you were gonna say you are me but what you didn't know is that you may be me but you aren't me since the me that you think you are is a fake and in reality I became Matthew Herring and took over your comment
I think the security for this event is about to get a phone call.
Ohhhh yes
Yes definitely
Not so sure, its free to attend and anyone can get a pass
@@secondhandmax7010 strange, online I only found prices around £99+ VAT. Free is way cheaper, he should've just went up to the desk and ask for a free ticket smh.
@@secondhandmax7010 On the website it says "International Security Expo is a business trade event and is not open to members of the general public."
plot twist: the security gaurd that recorded for max, broke in as well and was a fake security gaurd
@@Redditaurus *gourd
@@Redditaurus rail*
Rent*
@@Redditaurus *Gordon
J Are you for real?
Once upon a time, when I was a soldier, I got to the base in the morning and there was a huge line at the entrance and security checks seemed to be going very slowly. When I finally got to the front I asked about it, and a very annoyed soldier told me that the day before someone got in with fake credentials containing a picture of Bin Laden. If that's what it takes to get into a military base, I'm not surprised it's this easy to get into a convention, even if it is a security convention.
Its true
Honestly Some guards just check photos and if it looks like a Mil ID
Only time you get scanmed here is if its a service member
People can be lazy in the name of safety
Was it a seal who did it?
@@thesugareater8607 I doubt it, that incident was part of an inspection, it was probably done by some security people
In Sydney years ago there was a HUGE international security event. I mean HUGE they blocked off parts of the city. I've never seen anything like it since. A group dressed like Bin Laden and got through multiple security clearances. After the 3rd one they were like SH.T we better turn around (there were apparently snipers). It obviously made national news (probably international but I don't know). The group did it for a segment run by the ABC.
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"Rob Banks": does piece to camera, "I broke in here"
Security guard filming: yeah that checks out
I think he was talking quietly into his mic
It was this security guard's responsability to make sure nothing happened indoors. Him breaking in was not in his job description so he did the corporate thing - he ignored it and hoped for it to be someone else's problem. After all he got in... so it's the door guard's security issue.
@@d4fs33k3r that's malicious compliance lmao
im just so confused about how he got a QR code that scanned... did he just take someone else from online pictures?
@@pvic6959 Well he said he just took a picture from the internet and photoshopped his name onto it
the placing of an assassins creed billboard outside of a security convention where this guy is trying to break into is perfect like the aligning of stars or something
"There are no accidents" - Master Oogway.
My exact thought
Since this is in London... Jacob Frye might be in the convention as well, its just we cant see him
@@jamesbrendan5170 ua-cam.com/video/qM3imMiERdU/v-deo.html
@@TacticalAnthony plot twist, he's the descendants of jacob
"Do you want another choccy" was possibly my favourite part of this video.
I’m watching the waist
Listen pal, he's WATCHING the WAIST
@@MaxFosh What are you like?
@@jonathanbayley1551 he's an international baddie
it was like a mother offering her child a snack
Rob banks, international baddie, broke into an international security convention by forging a card with a QR code linked to never gonna give you up, and a bar code saying 12345. Literally amazing
@@drykonial and so it has been remediated.
If you have to troll then troll the best way
Ngl I was tempted to scan the QR code then I thought "nah it's probably a rickroll" looks like I was right
I think the security guard hitting you in the face with the metal detector on accident actually massively improved your chances at getting in, the awkwardness it brought and the guilt the guard felt made them wanna let you through as fast and simply as possible.
This is indeed a tactic you can use if you're good. Make it seem like you're just doing your own thing as they do theirs, but secretly you've *made* them "accidentally" fumble something with you.
That's my thinking too, if you can get someone to inconvenience you or offend you, the chances of them giving you what you want is higher
What you didn't see was the 10 other conventions he didn't get into because the security didn't knock him in the face. The magic of video editing.
@@JohnSmith-ut5th If stuff like this failed nearly that often it wouldn't be worth trying to make a video like this. I'd argue that if it failed at all he would still try to make a video about it. Use the "magic of video editing" and whatever you did manage to record etc and make an interesting video out of it. Otherwise, you wasted time planning, prepping, and attempting to do this. There are also not enough conventions that sneaking into would make a good enough video for failing that often to be viable.
what's happens if the scanner shows up that the QRCODE was already used?
Meanwhile, security guard is making a YT vid about how many people he can "accidentally" hit in the face in 24 hours.
Lmao would be a great twist
Actually he is also a fraud and this is his first day
😂
Even BIGGER plot twist, everyone at the convention is sneaking in and the convention was canceled a week ago.
Australian satirists sneaked into a military weapons expo here as well. Same style, same Instagram photoshopping, same lax guards HAHA ua-cam.com/video/umUU5Sq2WVY/v-deo.html
That intro was one the most gangster I've seen in a long time
Hey yes theory big fan :D and ofc love the video max
Am I the only one who spotted you guys at 2:24 ? big fan I guess
I hate you YES theory but I am also strangely aroused
Hey guys ! Come visit Bulgaria sometime. Love you
Cheers for the hi-vis B roll - I couldn’t think of a better example than the greats of the game
I once accidentally broke into an airport, (LA/ San Francisco, I forget). I decided to walk between terminals as I'd arrived at the wrong one. I guess most people used the transport they had available for that. On the walk there, which was extremely far (maybe a kilometer), I found an elevator that was marked for my terminal, and as I was trying to press the button, some airport person quickly scanned a lanyard and opened the elevator, which I proceeded to ride up with them. I then walked around confused through some pretty empty parts of the airport, where I could see people waiting in airport security below me (I didn't go through). Eventually I just kind of popped out in the part of the airport I wanted to be in in the first place, and as I already had a ticket nothing really went wrong after that. It was kind of surreal though. I think I accidentally just went in a staff only elevator and essentially broke into the airport.
The staff knows some people just get super lost in international airports and end up at those hidden elevators. They know the security checkpoint is all theater, they see that bs every day and what gets through.
My man sequence broke the airport
It's just an efficient speedrunning tactic, they went out of bounds to avoid security and went straight for the load zone of the plane.
@@Ihat-b2j You take your job way too seriously.
@@Ihat-b2j bish you a fungus
Making the security garuda film you criticize their security is one of the worlds top 10 power moves
garuda
@@nicholas_plaksin eagle
@@nicholas_plaksin An Garda Siochana, the irish word for Police, duh
Sigma grindset
@@bigmulhall3833 tá sé sin ceart, cad eile a d’fhéadfadh a bheith ann?
Imagine what a flex it would have been for the *organizers* if, during a panel/forum/Q&A, they casually go, "and let's give a warm welcome to our special guest, Rob Banks, International Baddie, whom we knew would be here for several days now"
Cue iron bars descending and blocking the exits
Then the boss music starts playing-
@@subhamanand5416 all the non international baddies stand up simotaneously
@@friedtoaster4059 boss hp bar apears
Or calling him by his real name AKA rob banks. And doxxing him.
I think Max has the enormous advantage of not looking frightening at all
his posh accent probably helped too i imagine
And the fact he’s white 😂
Private school mentality
@@akilasultana2368 Nah you just have to play into the not white part. If you're brown go full Saudi prince if you're black go full African general.
Yeah he looks like an NPC
Fortunately, this is an international security convention and not a national one. Britain is still safe.
Allahu ackbar
Lol
This is some 500 IQ brain shit
Someones optimistic
@@whyisblue923taken You didn't even spell it right.....Allah......My lord you are stupid.
you couldn't have scripted this any better than "gets hit in face by security." at the moment of greatest vulnerability, security was made to feel like the bad guys and wanted to end the interaction ASAP. what a dream.
lmao right? poor guy had no idea he was letting in the international baddie
to be fair, once he's at the handheld metal detector part he's already past anything that would have actually gotten him caught. still funny though.
@@mitzikolo hmm is this a nuke? *bonks*
Yeah, pretty much a dream scenario that
Yeah, I feel like Fosh was a bit too nice about it. That could have been a giveaway.
The guard hitting you in the face was actually a bit lucky because, by fucking up, he’s now on the back foot and much more easy to manipulate because he doesn’t want to get called out.
I thought he purposefully leaned forward a little to get hit to be honest.
The art of manipulation, make people think they owe you
I was thinking that too lmao
Why did the guard hit him tho?
@@gazi427 accident
Wait a minute
"No audio or video recording allowed"
*SECURITY GUARD FRICKING AGREES TO RECORD HIS INTRODUCTION*
this is example #1 of not being paid enough to care, had an amusement park security guard wave me through after I set off the metal detector once, this kind of stuff is just how security works, you pay for what you get in this industry
Also dude said he snuck in
Then literally says out loud that he snuck in and he’s not supposed to be there
@@Mason-gx1mc he speaks softly so the guard cant even hear him
He even told the security at the entrance he had an audio recorder and no one did anything lol
For whatever reason, I've always perversely enjoyed doing the opposite - looking nervous, out-of-place and suspicious when I actually *am* supposed to be somewhere. Just to keep them guessing.
LMAO
Ooh, if that tickles your fancy, next time you get pulled over, act as drunk as possible, then they’ll test you for alcohol and not find anything. Then on a dime ‘sober up’ and say cheers and drive off.
Randy Feltface taught me that one.
So basically Mr bean.
@@kekistanihelpdesk8508 if ever a character explained the British introverted man, it's he.
Me too but it’s completely out of my control in my case, i start shaking like a leaf in the wind the minute I’m anywhere other than my house
"As long as it's not a bomb."
"It's not a bomb."
"Right, have a good day, sir."
Ladies and Gentlemen, the English security personnel.
💀💀
"he's got a cup of tea, he must be trustworthy"
@@julians.2597 morning
@@ah3865 lmao
Ever heard of a “honeypot”?
Thing is as someone who's worked at many trade shows in the past, the fact that someone would willingly want to sneak into these mind numbingly boring shows would never cross my mind so its hardly surprising that you can "sneak in" as most people there probably couldn't care less.
but security trade show are kinda different since they are selling weaponary and securities stuffs to higher up..
I remember my friend went to one International Security Conference and security are tight af coz there are sultans, kings and politicians on the venue
The one you definitely want to sneak into is the PPAI Expo because oh my god it's miles of tables full of free promotional products. If they can print a logo on it, it's a promotional product, and it's crazy the things you can get there! I actually had to stop myself from accidentally shoplifting when we went to a convenience store in the middle of the day because I was so used to taking so much good free stuff. Damn, it's worth it!
They are interesting if you find the topic interesting. Video game and computing hardware trade shows are alright.
If anything he didn't need to try this hard
@@curlsey "try hard"? He printed a pass off of an Instagram pic and called himself "Rob banks internation baddie" I don't think he really worked up a sweat on this one.
The fact that security hit you in the face during screening probably played to your advantage. They were probably embarrassed and wanted to get the encounter with as soon as possible at that point.
exactly what I was thinking
Yep pretty much
Exactly.. if this were James bond or similar, he might have done it on purpose, walked into the scanner I mean.
Hmm
This dude snuck into a convention made for security, snuck recording devices where it wasn’t allowed and even showed the guard, revealed his secret plans to another guard, and named himself “Rob Banks, International Baddie”
This went smoothly…
*too smoothly*
I just realised his name is Rob Banks 😂
Just telling the scanner operators "it's an audio recorder" at an event that specifies no audio recording is both a damning indictment and absolutely hilarious
@Auracle as someone working in security: I would be suprised if most of my coworkers would get those changes in volume - or if they get it, they would've no idea what it means lol
Same with the security guard holding his camera lmao
The first / second line of security mostly doesn't care about that since it's the indoor securities job to prevent recording.
The average pay is low enough to not care about stuff you're not exactly instructed to care for.
yeah thats called 'security theater' xd
@@AvaByNight it's an automatic thing
“Which i would never do, i’m more subtle than that” fucking ended me.
The number of subtle hints that weren't picked up were *gold*
No one is more subtle than Rob Banks, International Baddie
@@destructivforce2894 Yeah I wouldn't call witty banter a hint.
not even saying I WOULD BE more subtle than that, but just... exclaiming it
as a former security guard myself i FULLY believe how easy this was, expos are like beehives - once you're in we just kinda assume you're meant to be.
yep. working in security and made entrance control for our local covid vaccination centre and still do for some local goverment offices. either you chck everyone like you supposed to do and people are complaining, that it takes too long or that they, as someone working there, could not just go in unbothered to do their "important work" or you are doing it wrong by rushing things a little.
those goverment office workers - who are supposed to flash their ID when they come in but rarely do - always look so suprised/schocked when I ask them "you work here, right?", like I catched them doing something illegal lol
You'd probably care if you were paid enough
@@Sunsilknz nope, youre still gonna get not paid if you let someone in that shoots up the convention
I also work in security. My friend got fired from our local arena because he was checking everyone like he is supposed to do. Over a dozen upper management guys complained about him in one shift. What people don't see is that they pay security close to minimum wage and they annoyed once security becomes thorough. Security is just there as a deterrence and to be a scapegoat, anything more and the 99.99% of people who are supposed to be there get annoyed at you.
@@benberk8541 "Security is just there as a deterrence and to be a scapegoat, anything more and the 99.99% of people who are supposed to be there get annoyed at you." yep, pretty much this
That was actually the diversion convention. It's used to stop people sneaking into the real convention.
Should have named yourself Robin Banks.
Hello I'm Robin Banks.
🤣
Ah, the old trick of Robin Dabank
I'm Robin Yhu !
@@JTCF Haildat Gunpoent
@@JTCF and say it's German
they should invite you next year to give a talk on how to break their security
They really should!
Not gonna lie, this is the exact thing we kinda love aha. This is in the realm of physical pen testing, 100% the kinda stuff security and cyber security pentesters do. Max doing a talk about this would be super popular, I'd certainly be watching it.
Literally solved by having something better than minimum wage guards, and a guest list.
@@blade_of_alur4922 His pass scanned though. He was on a digital guest list.
@@MDLC424 he prob used a code that was sumone else thats y he said if they checked name he be fucked
Imagine if they actually did know he wasnt supposed to be there:
"Hey... you think we should do something about that Rob Banks guy?"
"You kidding me? He's the most entertaining thing that's happened since this expo started"
"This guy is a serious security concern."
"This is why nobody likes you, Matt."
"It's Mitchell..."
"Whatever, Mike."
The twist:
They knew his pass was fake but let him in for publicity because they identified him as a UA-camr. The entire joke was on him.
@@brendanr1525 yes and no, most people probably recognized him as “max fosh” since at the time he was running for London mayor, that’s why someone in the video calls him “mr fosh!”.
looks like the organizers forgot the first rule of security engineering: no place is safe, only safer, so stay vigilant.
the second rule is: you can get anywhere if you look confident enough
The game awards kid confirms the second rule
or the organizers want people to be in there and the passes are free....
“do you want another Choccy?” - and just like that, Rob had *charmed* her.
Weird no replies 😂
Weird no replies 😂
Weird no replies 🥲
Weird there are replies 😂
Weird, the only replies are ones that say "weird no replies." Weird right?
I once accidentally snuck onto a cruise boat during late dinner time. I really needed to take a dump and they were kind enough to let me onto the ship once I explained it's an emergency and there are no toilets in the near vicinity. Once I was seated I could hear the engines start up. I assumed they are just turning it on for electricity or whatever and thought nothing of it. Things got suspicious when I was washing my hands and I felt the ship moving around a bit. At that moment my dad called me (he was on shore and waving at me, exiting the toilet) to say "goodbye my child" barely being able to speak as he was laughing way too hard. I found the guy who let me on the ship and he said they assumed I already left and then laughingly told me to have a seat and enjoy.
It was a beautiful evening, seeing the fully lit city from a new perspective. I even got a glass of sparkling wine and they showed me the engine room. Unfortunately the guiding was in Portuguese so I didn't really understand it, but at least I made the Portuguese tourists laugh once they understood how I got onto the ship.
Yeah I accidentally ended up on the moon because I thought the Saturn V was a phone booth
@@drworm5007 except my story isn't a made up joke :p This was a 2 hour cruise on the Danube. In Budapest
Aw omg ur dad
I accidentally ended up at the bottom of the ocean because I got onto a submarine thinking it was my moms minivan
@@bovice1766 haha :) good one
Thank you again Robert for attending on behalf of the International Baddies. Apologies that I couldn’t make it but I’m glad we could have someone as qualified as you fill in.
Fool, Rob is clearly short for Robin.
@@TheSpencermacdougall Robin Balls
@@TheSpencermacdougall Yeah Bob is short for Robert, this is common knowledge
I did a similar thing at an expo (helicopter expo) I really wanted to attend. I asked the receptionist if I could attend but she said I needed an invitation and had to pay €150 entrance fee... Simply asked a guy that walked out if I could have his lanyard with tag. He didn't even hesitate and couldn't care less.
Sales reps looked at my pass, saw that I was from 'interior design' and started their sales pitch. I played along and learned a thing or 2. Got tons of gadgets. 10/10 experience.
Wait wha-
Guy's too tired to care
This man's charisma is off the charts. This is what it looks like when you roll for deception with advantage and get two Nat 20s.
The second nat20 means nothing.
And ability checks don't crit.
@@g80gzt oooh look out it's the fun police :P no I know you're right, rules are rules, it's just fun to play with nat 20 having some insane significance to make a story go off the rails. To each their own :D
@@g80gzt and this is why normal people dont want to play DnD.
G80 GZT depends on the table
Lmao yeah
the fact that the QR code is a rick roll just makes everything so much funnier
How did they scan the ticket (5:29)? He must've had a valid code (QR or barcode)?
@@sibu7 Probably got an error on the scanner and thought "I don't get paid enough for this crap"
Hmmm. I dont know rick
@@sibu7 prob someone else qr
@@sibu7 Nope, the QR code is actually a rick roll (it’s a UA-cam Link), and the barcode just codes "12345". No idea how he got through there 😂
There's a much higher security conference to attend, which I was sent to display at by my former work.
It's held at a secure expo centre and they search bags and check your passport against badge on the way in, and background check those attending. It's also in a relatively obscure location.
If you turn up the day before though, they assume you're displaying and don't check shit.
When I was a student I worked as event staff for an employment agency. If you look like you belong somewhere you can easily go into so many places.
@@UA-camGetsWorseEveryUpdate confidence is key
@@kkath also gotta look the part.
@@UA-camGetsWorseEveryUpdate To quote Tenet: "With a Hi-Vis vest and a Clipboard you can get almost anywhere"
@@incompleteriver770 two guys in hi-vis, helmets and carrying a ladder can go anywhere
“I’m all good mate, don’t worry” is quite possibly the ballsiest statement one could make to the security guard of a security expo you’re breaking into, where no audio recording is allowed, with an audio recorder In Hand
It took me almost the entire video to get the "Rob Banks" name.. I chuckled at it 9 minutes in to the video..
There is a real life British police officer called PC Rob Banks, he's been on the news. Not a single person got any work done the day that happened.
It took me until here...
It was the complete opposite for me. I completely forgot that both Rob and Banks are valid names.
i...i'm ashamed to admit i didn't realize til you pointed out and now i'm laughing, prob more so at my oblivousness than at the name, but here we are
I dare you to go to the hairdresser's convention as Dan Druff.
I'm always amazed by people that actually have social skills and can talk with random strangers
After my experiences in the UK I think that's just being British
Meanwhile me who's british: *questions if im still british after reading this*
I rare giving ppl likes do you are the chosem one sir.
lmao if I was him, I would be very nervous and seems hella sus even if I had the clearance
@@MatmoeLP I've heard it depends where you are. Some parts of the UK are just openly chatty with total strangers like that whereas others would think it's weird.
As was endlessly hammered into my skull, people will **always** be the weakest link in any security. Like guards not reading tags, ignoring the "no recording equipment" and letting an audio pack through, no one batting an eye at a guy filming in an area where recording was prohibited. The fanciest gadgets in the world cannot save us from ourselves.
also I feel like they didnt give a fuck, like fiiiiiiiiine if a random guy wants to social engineer his way inside the convention let him do that, as long as he doesn't have anything dangerous or can harm people, I don't think they cared that much.
all the ID checks were more of a placebo to prevent ppl from sneakin in in hordes and overwhelming the point of the convention.
The guards are hired by the venue and then the expo pays for them as part of the venue rental. Those guards don't care, at all, about expo rules. They only care about venue rules related to safety and liability.
To be fair these conventions are not that secure anyway, there are usually few if any barriers to entry besides paying for a membership or ticket. With that in mind everything on display is publicly known already and of little intelligence value.
100% agree, I work in a Museum and Security is great, but they've entirely forgone procedure out of human politeness, and I'd do the same. It's really hard to follow the rules when you know there's an event soon, and the lighting guy doesn't have his contact or ID, but he's ran late and looking increasingly distressed, and obviously carrying truckloads of equipment. If you're dressed and appropriately equipped for an event, and stress punctuality, then 9/10 times people are going to feel too uncomfortable saying 'no' when it comes down to it.
I spent a year or 2 over lockdown working freelance at offices and thus never being given proper passes, just a printed guest pass. I need access to secure areas like server rooms and such and generally found that once you were in the building you could walk through any door into any area, or just ask someone else to open it and no one would ever question it
Wait a second, did you really hand over the camera to a security guard and told him twice that you sneaked your way in without getting kicked out of a convention that doesn't allow recordings? 😂
He probably didn't hear a word beacuse of the background noise. :D
@@jlu3ai doesn't change the fact that it clearly said at the entrance that there are no recordings allowed 😁
@@Purplehain My bad, I concentrated on the 'telling' part. But yeah, there were more than one problem with the security of that security convention. :D
He's talking quietly into the mic on his person so the guard can't hear him. Now if the guard was good at reading lips...
The no recording thing might honestly just be a liability thing and not necessarily enforced. There's a lot of cases at events like this where so long as you aren't obnoxious about it, they won't stop you.
I've been waiting for this moment most of my life...
Nice comment, is an honor to be the 666th like 🔥ฅ(^•ﻌ•^)ฅﾉ`🔥
As always- confidence is a key. If you act like you belong there, mostly people won't suspect a thing. If you're nervous, fidgety and look guilty, you will draw attention.
During that whole trend of stealing stuff from school, I noticed this exact thing. Saw a fellow student awkwardly standing in the empty lunch line, looking around bug eyed with one hand on an empty food tray. Looked him dead in they eye and just shook my head. He scampered off to his table quickly. Surprised none of the teachers noticed. Either way, he was close to getting himself in some trouble.
act in place, with a purpose, such is the nature of hiding in plain sight - some guy sometime around 1750
I learned this early. I got a job at a supposedly high security location. Security didn't have my ID badge ready on the first day so they used a Dymo label printer to make me a temporary pass. As long as I had that cheap little tag stuck to my shirt, security or other staff would swipe their badge to get me where ever I wanted to go, even places where my own badge wouldn't have worked. I just remained confident and explored where I wanted whenever time allowed. I even used the private executive bathroom just for fun.
theres a guy i heard of in the past that walks into fast food places all the time and acts like he works there
I work in ATM repair. I've walked into secured government building with a large bag full of fluids and tools and told them I was here for the ATM. They let me bypass security and pointed me down the hall. No ID. No bag check. No questions. Its amazing what straight posture and a lanyard will get you.
My Dad once snuck into an aviation convention just by being dressed right (he had a business meeting in the same city). He was asked at the entrance what organisation he was from, he just answered with our local airport and noone bothered to check his credentials. And to top it off he got a free buffet while a new plane was unveiled!
That seems about the right ammount of effort to get a free buffet.
"Security guard punishes amateur baddie with wand to the face" sounds like it should be on a less family friendly platform
I miss five seconds ago when I hadn’t seen this
ayo
excuse me wtf
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@@FirstNameLastName-il8ev down bad
I have a similar personal experience, but a bit more terrifying. So a few years ago I joined the Army Reserves. I was in training one day at my local army base which is the 4th Battalion, the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, and a fellow soldier told me the passcode for the gate which allows you access into the premises. Little did I know, I wasn't actually allowed to know this at the time as all soldiers in training had to buzz the gate upon arrival and the office would speak to you through a speaker to verify who you are and then they buzz the gate and allow you inside the base. Now because I got told the passcode by a fellow soldier, I assumed I could use it. I thought "great, that will be quicker and easier!" I didn't know that I couldn't use the code yet until I completed my training and got officially promoted! The codes are changed every fortnight, or whenever a reservist quits.
But yeah so one day shortly after, I turned up at the base a few hours earlier than I was scheduled to be there for, because I wanted to get a head start on my exercise. So I popped the code in for the gate, and I simply walked in. I then buzzed the door to the main building, as it was closed, and the office staff recognised me on the camera obviously so they let me in. The office staff didn't know that I wasn't supposed to be there yet, they just knew my face.
Anyway I couldn't find my Corporal who usually instructs us on what to do and where to go etc so I just went to the locker room and used the toilet and sorted my gear out, and about 20 minutes later as I started to get changed into my uniform, my Sergeant walked in (he is a Staff Sergeant I think) and greeted me and then went into the toilets. He usually comes to this base every so often as it's his favourite one. When he came back out of the toilets, he looked confused. He said "Wait a minute, why are you here!? Who let you in!? Does Corporal know you're here already?" I said to him I put the code in for the gate and walked in, and that I knew I wasn't supposed to be there yet but I wanted to get some exercise in early before training. You can do that but you have to ask and be buzzed in lol. But yeah he looked so bewildered and shocked as he knew I wasn't supposed to know that code, and once I explained everything to him, he said "you've chosen quite the day to do this... stay here" and then he walked out of the locker room.
I was shitting myself lol. He came back in 15 minutes later with the bloody Lieutenant Colonel, of all people, who was there visiting the base at that time. Now he is obviously in charge of several bases and their commanders along with all of the staff officers and soldier ranked personnel below him which is around 650 people in this region. And he happened to be here at this military base, at this time, when I literally just broke into it by accident. Yeah... You can imagine how I was feeling. A very high ranking senior officer has just walked in the room to speak to me directly while the Sergeant stood at the side...
He said to me something along the lines of "You do realise that you are technically trespassing right now because you have just illegally broke into one of Her Majesty the Queen's Royal Army Reserve Centres, right?" and I said "well yeah when you say it like that..." and I remember shitting myself thinking i'm going to be punished or arrested for gaining access to the base without permission, and then he just said "well never mind because luckily Sergeant Cork here knows who you are and he said it was just a mistake" then he told Sgt Cork to tell his Corporal to change the code immediately. He then said "if you happen to find out the code again, do NOT use it. You can only be here, when you're allowed to be here, okay?" I just nodded and sat there terrified in silence until he left and Sgt Cork came back in and said "you got lucky, just please don't do that again. Anyway Corporal Smith wants to know if you are up for some volleyball. He's upstairs." Then he left and I went upstairs to join Cpl Smith and played some volleyball with some other soldiers before training.
Needless to say, the guy who told me the code in the first place got a disciplinary and had to go back and do some evaluation courses etc. Anyway I received no punishment, was allowed to stay in the army reserves and I still passed my assessments! So yeah that was a fucking scary moment lol. And I am no longer a member of the army reserves. I've not seen those guys in years now.
Sorry LTC, Sgt Cork and Cpl Smith for all that!
I'd tell him to shove his self-important fantasy and that I'm just an employee turning up to work. Asking permission and being escorted? Lol, stuff that.
@@hughm1383 I don't even know how to respond to you
@@TheAlpacalypseIsUponUs It has to be bait, even the stupidest people I've ever met would know how bad an idea that is in a military setting.
I cant believe he was actually, unironically, litterally named "Smith"
@@patoanimations420 Indeed
Max: "Somebody accidentally mistook me for a fellow named Max Fosh."
Me: "Oh, well let me see what he looks like."
**googles Max Fosh**
Me: "Yep, you do look very similar to that guy."
**looks at channel name**
Me: ._.
yeah it went over my head until I scrolled down after the video....
@@AlMcpherson79 it went over my head until i scrolled down to see this comment
Man is so good at blending in even the audience isn’t aware of Rob’s true identity
Rob banks can bamboozle anyone even those who are watching from his perspective
I haven't noticed that until I saw your comment and checked for myself. XD
Mr. Banks is truly a professional at this.
"Strictly no recording equipment, photography or filming is permitted in all areas"
Meanwhile the security guard happily agrees to help Max hold the camera and film a video.
Don’t forget that the whole reason he was even able to get that far is thanks to a fake ID Paper which he made by copying off of the people who had gone to the event that same day and *posted photos of themselves on Instagram…*
That's probably not a security matter. At events like these, security guards are often not employed by the same company as the overall organisers and therefore have limited responsibility, with no incentive to exceed their scope.
@@hughm1383 Oh yeah, and they could be just unfamiliar with the specific rules of this particular event too since they likely work for the security company that provides services to numerous different events. It just happens to be ironic and funny in this case.
During lockdown I was unemployed and bored so learnt about cybersecurity which covered (this is the genuine name for it) physical penetration testing. Basically where someone is hired to try and break into a building (without actually breaking anything) to access the server room, leave a file on the main server that indicates they got in. Pretty much all you need is either a suit, confidence and a visitor card; or maintenance guy trousers with the extra pockets, "here to service the elevator" will get you through too many doors.
One of the online teachers said he did the elevator trick and asked an employee who actually worked in IT department for access to server room so he can config something for the lift upgrade that now uses WiFi to connect the service alarms directly to the company. Complete and utter bollocks but for some reason he believed he knew what he was talking about so let him in and let him do his thing unsupervised.
It's well know fact that all you just need a friend and a ladder.
it really does depend on the company you work at.
I used to work at a company producing cryptography devices for foreign gvmts and militaries, and there, we actually did have a great security concept.
Get in the building? Staff entrance: very narrow revolving doors, a set of 2 one after another, accessed by keycards - they stopped if they detected 2 people in the entrance room or anywhere close at all. Keycard was seperate from ID card, just white and blank. We were told to keep them in different spots - i always kept the ID in my car, and the keycard in my wallet.
Get through there? you need to have an ID card, or you're going to be stopped by the head of security that's basically keeping an eagle's eye on everything at all times. I got stopped like 2 times when I forgot the card, even though he absolutely knew who I was and told me so. Made me go back and get it.
Once you're in - it was drilled into our heads that you DON'T answer questions of people you don't know. So if some dude just showed up with an employee card in your office and asked you some question, you'd quick dial the head of security's phone.
Only other way in is through the foyer. Big open room with lots of security - passes for the day are printed in advance with a picture on there, pass says VISITOR in a big font all over the ID card - and you don't get any keycard to access basically any door, which is not a problem, because you need to be accompanied by an employee at all times anyways.
Last but not least - it even extended to digital infrastructure. We had 2 devices - development hardware and communication hardware. So, a desktop for working on - not connected to the internet, and a laptop that was in an open wifi with a generic password that could even be used by visitors.
Wanted to get files into the system? There's a shared drive on the open Wifi that you can log in on, put things in, they automatically get scanned and anything suspicious thrown out, and then transferred to the internal file server in the no-internet zone. Files out were practically not allowed, and only developers even had the hardware accessible, it was basically potted shut for people that didn't need to connect hardware to develop.
My work place has almost zero security. Anyone could walk in and pretend to be whoever they want to be and walk out with whatever they wanted to take. It's astounding really.
Im majoring in cybersecurity for my highschool, and we discussed how it really just takes some good social engineering and the knowledge of terms.
@@iFireender that is so interesting! I have worked in a skyscraper but nowhere with that much security. Was it in the middle of a big city, or somewhere quieter? Could you walk out somewhere and get lunch? PS id be the person who always forgot his card LOL
I love how ONE person recognized Max or otherwise knew of him at the expo. This is my first time ever hearing of him myself, but this is a wonderful display of Social Engineering.
Couple things (with 10+ years of convention staffing experience). TL;DR: The venue staff (guards, etc.) were fine. The event itself was responsible for enforcing it's particular rules, and failed to do so. Ease up on the venue security.
1) The logistics & security staff (think badge check, metal detectors, etc), are often contracted by the building itself. The event doesn't hire them directly, they're priced into the cost of the venue. Likewise, the property owners want consistent security between dozens/hundreds of events. Those staff members aren't bad at their jobs or underpaid or whatever - they just have different priorities. They care about the, like, REALLY bad stuff: bombs, weapons, etc. Whether one show prohibits recording or another doesn't - just a blur to them. They're focused on protecting life. And they're doing a good job of it.
2) When Max records the intro, you can hear him speaking much more softly. Keep in mind: the *video* recorder and the *audio* recorder are different devices. The security guard is holding the video recorder, and Max is holding the audio recorder in his pocket. It's a genius move - he speaks just softly enough that the convention floor noise covers his words, and I bet the security guard didn't hear a thing. If the guard could hear him, that would be cause enough to have Max escorted out. But - remember - the guard's loyalty isn't to the *show*, it's to the people attending it.
3) This is proof positive that events need to bring *their own staff* to enforce the rules the show feels are important. Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) is an excellent example of this - they have the venue layer to protect life, but *hundreds* of volunteers Enforcing the event layer.
Hope that provided some context! As far as I'm aware, nobody died at this convention, so the venue staff did their job :) Be nice to them!
Liar
Yea, it kinda makes since. The guards really couldn’t care less if your who you say you are because even if they were to check that and called you out, firstly, they could just be mistaken, second, even if they weren’t, it would take time out of their day they would normally spend searching for weapons.
Unless your Agent 47 your probably not gonna do any serious harm without a weapon.
It's also worth pointing out that at 5:30 his credential were scanned and passed...so, by the staff point of view, he was a legit attendant, no reason to doubt it. For the international security convention, that's a pretty big security flaw🤣
@@Evaldo_Souza for events that dont have big threats really, the QR is likely just linked to a persons email to verify they're there. So if he photoshopped his off someone elses, he probably used their code too
This goes to show that as long as you do things confidently, people will usually look the other way. "If they aren't nervous about anything, then there must not be anything wrong."
Hence the term con-man.
Even if you’re nervous they don’t really catch ya, but yeah acting like your supposed to be there usually works
This was an open door event and not a "invite only". The people with lanyards are the ones hosting the stands/business people/event hosts. Why would high end security convention have people selling/showing basic products like body cams etc? It was an open door convention. Max can say whatever he wants to sell the illusion
@@qlcrane8019 "ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
Online registration for International Security Expo (28-29 September 2021), Olympia London UK is now closed.
Visitors can purchase a ticket at the entrance of the Grand Hall, Olympia at a fee of £99+ VAT. Your ticket will be valid for both days and will give you access to International Security Expo and the co-located International Cyber Expo. Tickets are not transferable.
Please note, International Security Expo is a business trade event and is not open to members of the general public. A form of photo ID or business card will be required to verify your identity.
We look forward to seeing you at the event.
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All attendees will therefore need to demonstrate proof of COVID-19 status for entry to International Security Expo. You can view our Covid Commitment here
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There may be 'some' parts which are open to the public, although the above message isn't really indicative of that, but from what i've heard from people who have attended, there are a number of private sections, such as the guns and other cool stuff which is VIP/invite only access. So he kind of did sneak in as a host with a fake lanyard and without paying a fee / producing an entry ticket.
Great work! They really dont check passes!
i guess you werent the only one with that idea to go into a security expo pfthaha
Thought of that video straight away :D
exquisite
Oi hello
my favourite arms dealer
I once sneaked into a medical conference with my two colleagues (management consulting partner and my manager). We blagged some free drinks and I told them to keep their mouths shut while I talked. I had a undergrad degree in biochemistry so we did pretty well until a cardiology specialist who completely believed I was a fellow doctor engaged me in PhD level discussion about heart muscle chemistry. I confessed my sin and he was very impressed by our brazen blagging and we had a very enjoyable time chatting to him.
You're an absolute faker, how'd the organizer didn't notice you?
Imagine being that fan and randomly seeing a UA-camr at a security convention
"Odd, I don't remember him having anything to do with security, and why does his nametag say-... OHHHHHH!"
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@@EEEEEEEE try harder, kid
Happened in the US one that has just been released lmao
I think the biggest thing helping you to get into places is your charisma and social skill. Like 90% of what counts to get through security is behavior. And you do it perfectly
And, tbh, his appearance aye
@@Supertasticisaword yeah unfortunately the last 10% I was talking about are racism... And well he didn't have to worry about that either
Security screens are almost always like half just an attitude shit test. I get screened at airports CONTANTLY because im a nervous wreck in public.
Confidence and a suit or high vis vest can get you in most places with no suspicion.
@@redhammer92 you get screened in airports because youre a nervous wreck. i get screened in airports because i made a bomb joke. we are not the same
Additionally, the security for these events are more of a deterrent for the general public rather than a complete locked event, considering all the information that are presented at these events, including the individuals speaking and attending, are all public knowledge. Though, the concept of getting into a "security convention" is in fact a laugh.
Ok
@@AvinaLookAbaat yeah
found the triggered security guard.
yeah exactly
These kinds of conventions are pretty interesting, once you get into one. The idea of one is super boring though.
Honestly the hardest thing in my life will be to not name my children Rob or Robbin.
Lol
Please do
Your right, try this instead:
Will Steele Banks (boy)
Ima Steele Banks (girl)
Middle name 'Me'
Plot twist: Everyone there was actually sneaking into the convention
I worked as a security guard for venues before, and this very much reminds me of a time when I once said to my boss, "listen, you pay to give a very specific amount of fucks, and this [incident] surpassed it, so no, i didn't do anything to stop it."
I did not get fired, boss agreed.
as an sucurity guard from germany, this is pretty much security in a nutshell ^^
Those security guards at the convention clearly weren't paid nearly enough to give any fuck about who goes in.
@@AvaByNight Do you mean the „sorry heute nur Stammgäste“ or the *nodding and waving in* kind? :D
@@maddoxcindy5017 I mean the "this office is closed for everyone who doesn't have an appointment. I have a list with the appointments here. whats your name"-kind :)
The number of fuck2 has exceeded that of which is specified in my job description.
This should be a national past time in the security community. Just red-teamers showing up and handing out their cards with a lanyard that says "Break N. Enter" or "Conrad Mann" or "Wier F. Raud."
haha
Burik Nenter & Wier Frank Raud. Conrad Mann is grea8
Outto Getu. Kachmi Efu Kann.
Brick N. Andry, Glenn Burr (Burr, Glenn), married woman Tam DeManor (Ms. DeManor), Robert O'Ray, Leif Sundance
Al Kayder and Terry Wrist
You know you can actually get HIRED to do this, like companies and even the government will pay you to breach their security without their knowledge. The expos on those companies and how they do their work are hilarious whilst also being a thief bootcamp.
Lots of people know that. But if you have such a job, you can't tell anyone about it.
A lot of city alcohol commissions will do the same thing, send someone young-looking into bars and stuff to see if they check the ID
The Baddie They Told You Not To Worry About is a triple threat combo of posh privilege, polite privilege and pretty privilege.
This is what White Collar warned us about ;)
SO TRUE
I remember when those guys got arrested at Starbucks a few years ago because they were waiting for someone to join them before they ordered, I thought about all the times I went into Starbucks and other coffee chains and bought absolutely nothing and stayed for hours just reading or charging my phone when I was homeless, but I'm white with a posh accent and I pretty much just looked like a shy little girl nothing ever happened. I'd even go up to the counter and ask nicely for tap water and they'd happily give it to me. One time I fell asleep and a barista politely shook my shoulder to check if I was okay. Never got chucked out like a lot of places will do with people who obviously are sleeping rough (I never had to sleep rough, always managed to find a couch or floor which also meant I could stay pretty clean and sometimes even had access to a washing machine I could utilise and that added to the acceptability I had - but during the day I had nowhere I could go thus the coffee chains). Obviously this is a pretty low threat level but I've also very much gotten away with crimes.
@@EJ386 the empire strikes back
@@AM-kr4pv you were homeless? what happened to your parents.
Alot of people just don't understand what goes into being an international baddie. They think its all bank jobs and threatening governments, but you have to humble yourself and be willing to learn. You have to talk to people that maybe you don't want to talk to and be willing to adapt constantly if you want to stay ahead in the game. You can see Rob Banks really understands that.
Damn this was sick.
Hello Mr world baddie nr. 2
NATHANIEL!!!!
Why? He just sneaked into a random event. Being about “security” doesn’t tell anything about the organization’s security. Would it be impressive if it were about trucks?
@@Anoyzify it's lil baby wah wah wah
Reminds me of this kid who used to walk into the gas station I worked at and grab a drink or snack and just walk out. I stopped him the 3rd time and he just said "You don't care about this can of Pringles." And he was right. I didn't care.
As a security professional, this is great.
As a security unprofessional, I agree
@@comicalsansms8238 As an insecurity professional, I second your agreement.
@@lunelilyonrunescape as an associate insecurity professional, i third your agreement
@@Rykeroli as an unsecured I nod
Does anyone know why the qr code scanning of the ticket worked?
Social engineering is one of the most clever ways to get anywhere you want to be. While Mr. Rob Banks didn't say anything about that, it definitely played a part here.
1) looking the part
2) confidence
3) drawing attention away from security. This one feels like an accident, but when he was hit in the face it definitely aided in his infiltration.
it's shockingly easy that he was able to just photoshop a pass hahaha.
To be honest at many events like this, they might be more aware that there are some people that didnt pay. They just care more about it using their securith protocals over if they paid
I recall a great story about this taken from a computer science exam guide. The storyteller was talking to a friend who was very proud of the new firewall he'd put on his company's network. The friend makes a bet with the storyteller that he can't get access to a file on a dummy server set up for this challenge. After a quick test showed cracking the firewall wasn't gonna work, the storyteller simply put on an old jumpsuit and ID badge he had from a previous job and drove down to the company's offices. He got past the receptionist with this generic maintenance-looking uniform and a smile, passing his friend's office (where the guy was excitedly monitoring incoming traffic for hack attempts) on the way to the server room. He then simply unplugged the server and walked out with it, no questions asked.
4. Being white
@@dhidhi1000 It's not that being white help, It's that not being white doesn't help
@@dhidhi1000 more so just put together
Checkpoint 1: Literally just walk through the street
Checkpoint 2: Just say hello.
Checkpoint 3: Security just look quickly at the pass, WITHOUT CHECKING THE QR CODE OR THE NAME.
Checkpoint 4: Security fail to even know a certain device is a video/audio recorder.
Then, security helps filming a short intro, in a place where there are unreleased technologies, and there are rules plastered on walls around.
All at an International Security Expo.
Funny
It’s called a “honeypot”. Probably
But they did check the QR code, you can hear it beep (at 5:30) which makes me kind of suspicious of this video...
@@Domihork he probably used the QR code from someone else's badge, and the security simply did not cross reference the code with the person and let him in.
even if it was faked, what would there to be gained? Max is obviously not in the security business, we can tell from his channel, and the convention wouldn't just let him film a whole video insulting them so there has to be some truth to what is happening
@@Mystika The QR code is a rickroll and the barcode says "12345"...
The longer it took to read this the less i could stop laughing and it just became harder to read xD
Never underestimate the ability of simple embarrassment to send professionals through a loop.
"This enraged security, who punished him severely."
*Oversimplified INTENSIFIES!*
6:40 the security guard was so convinced he was a spy.. his name was rob banks, he was an international baddie. he tried to remove the obviously fake face that max was wearing like tom cruise on an impossible mission.
and so he hit him in the face with his metal wand, and the face did not come off. so the security guard felt like he was wrong and let max through.
i laugh too hard with this one
I thinks it more likely he genuinely did hit him by accident, and so he just wanted to get him though as fast as possible out of sheer embarrassment
@@yoshidoor5229 it's a joke
And when I thought the security couldn't get any worse the chap asks "as long as it's not a bomb" WTF
I really hope that man doesn’t work at the airport also. Like “hey mate is that a bomb?!” “No.” “My mistake, sir, have a good flight.”
And it is not like a Zoom recorder can look anything more like a hi powered tazer!
"Yea, it is actually..."
Two days after Charlie Hebdo, I went to an event and everyone had to be searched.
I had a gigantic bag that I'd packed full of stuff and I was nervous and annoyed.
I'm Dutch and we have a saying that goes; 'Het zit bomvol' (it's full) and bom is something about the hole on a barrell or something.
However, bom-vol is basically bomb-full in the literal translation.
When I got told to empty the whole bag, I couldn't hide my frustration and yelled; 'Alright, fine, but..there's only a load of accessoiries in there and bags of decorative items and oh...it's just...it's BOMB full!' And then I realised that was a stupid move.
The securityguard wasn't happy, but I also wasn't kicked from the queue, so it could've been worse.
I just still don't get why I felt the need to emphasize that word Bomb though, and yell it that loudly. I didn't do it on purpose.
@@Widdekuu91 One time I was returning to the U.S. after accidentally traveling to Canada without a passport and the border patrol asked, "Why are you traveling." I had to stop myself from saying "to shoot people" while holding up a camera.
My family and I snuck into the USS Zumwalt commissioning, they had a whole security checkpoint to screen who was coming in but we lined up towards the end and the security just waved us in. It helped that the recent airshow beforehand meant that a lot of people were walking by so my parents dressed in nice clothes with their kids just seemed like two people were invited and brought their kids.
These conventions actually don't care about random people going in. They just want to dissuade potential people looking for troubles. It's very easy to get tickets too. Which might surprise people because they expose actual firearms (sometimes fully functional).
However some very big conventions with lots of important people like Eurosatory have true controls with professional cards requirements and numerous checks. They actually read your ID card too.
Wonder what it would actually take to get into one of those. It would maybe be easier to bypass the front lines of security, 'cause once you're in, as long as you don't make a nuisance, people probably won't stop you on the way out. But like to what extent would that take? Could you hide in the building before the event starts for instance? Depends if they sweep the place first I guess...
Had the same thought. It would probably have been quicker to google for a voucher code and get that ticket made by the actual ticketing system instead of photoshopping around. That's most likely also why the security guards didn't care; the ticket prices are only (un-)listed to look exclusive, anyone who knows anyone or any company involved is getting in for free anyway.
exactly. it’s a really fun video but the feat he pulled off is not particularly impressive lol, they clearly don’t care too much about who gets in there as long as they’re not actually dangerous, otherwise the security would have been much much stronger.
i’d love to see a video of someone breaking into the more secure events you described, although that would probably come with much more serious consequences if caught (which they definitely would be if they post it on the internet lol)
@@Bellonging Since I'm running a convention, I might be able to answer that: At our (and similar other conventions), you receive a plastic badge and lanyard at check-in (checked against your ID). If one of our security people spots a person without a badge/lanyard, they are escorted out. Of course, someone with a card printer and lanyard printer and a good photo could possibly create a believable dupe, but that risk is extremely low.
You said it’s easy to get a ticket but how do you actually get one? I don’t know how you would get one.
Gets security guard to hold camera, while he admits he's broken into the joint. INTERNATIONAL BADDIE max level achieved.
But we only hear it because it was recorded on his audio recorder in his pocket, the security guard filming him would not have heard him talking.
@@nirfz Good point, he was talking rather quietly.
As a software engineer I was attending lots of conventions (Some of them very expensive, like QCon in London and Devoxx in Belgium, for example). On multiple ocacasions I simply forgot to take my credentials (Or tickets) with me, and I was sure they won't let me in. Turns out nobody really cares, I walked straight in, nobody even stopped me. Unlimited food and drinks, and other things, everyone can just walk in instead of paying $1000+ tickets.
Total legend
Ikr? Love your content btw!!! Keep up the good work :D
You’re here!
what really gets me is the fact that this is an international meet where people talk about how safe they are, yet Rob Banks the international Baddie has just sneaked in
r/wooosh
Yes that is indeed the video
Not even sneaked, my man walked in with no problem
If this were a movie everyone would say it to be unrealistic.
Well, to be fair, Rob Banks of the International Baddies wasn’t there to rob banks, or be bad.
Mom, I’m dropping out of school to become an international baddie
Pretty sure you need a master's level degree for that 🙄
@@SidneyGumbo Right. I think a bachelor would get you as far as regional baddie, or even national baddie if you've got the right connections. International baddies do tend to have a master's, though.
@@Halesnaxlors so with a phd do you become a galactic baddie?
@@SidneyGumbo International baddies usually have a hacker friend who could make it look like they have a masters. The international baddie community doesn’t want you to know this, but many international baddies have fake credentials. Of course, I would always recommend that any aspiring international baddie pursue a legitimate education anyway.
Make sure to pick up an additional language: bilingual baddie
The fact that there was an Assassin’s Creed billboard just before he entered is the cherry on top.
Too bad it wasn't Hitman.
This is straight out of that series.
@@Attaxalotl or gta this whole vid felt like a heist.
The assassin's creed billboard is the cherry on top.
Your look, your attitude is all deceptively non-threatening, people who watch you just don't want to ruin your good mood. Nice work! You'll be a Kingsman yet
quirky charisma, I call it. (don't know about others, but I think the term works)
I'm just waiting for when he acknowledges the role of being posh, white, male, healthy etc cos with those things you can get a lot further and a lot of assumed good will.
Edit plus the charisma of course but these factors do help. I'd be interested to see different people trying this. Maybe a female max fosh would be able to get further,. even more presumption of innocence...
@@PrettyPinkPeacock you can but with a hell of a lo t more effort. I’ve done pen testing and the guys delivering things/wearing workman uniforms always got just as far/father than the women playing executive and flirting.
@@vysharra that's interesting! I think it's probably easier to be "wallpaper" as a man whereas womanhood might be more visible in a lot of settings. Gagh i love this kind of stuff and analysis.
This proves how easy and dangerous social engineering actually is.
underrated comment
But what if he was black though...
@@tonynasaofficial imagine he was Asian even worse, he would never get in
@@tonynasaofficial he would still get in, just wear the right clothes, have a paper that looks about right, be confident and suddenly people dont bother you, especially these days,
besides, its bloody London not China or something
Mixture of pretend like you belong and I'm not paid enough to care usually
The most ENGLISH of criminals is the one who walks in, looks around and decides the security is NOT worth their time and nothing is worth taking so they just walk away.
I just image them sneaking past everything, taking one look into the convention room, seeing that there's nothing of interest, then just straight up goes back and says "yeah I sneaked in here" and leave.
Leaving a calling card, a box of suave looking chocolates and a single red rose.
@@RGC_animation you yet again
It's all fun and games until you sneak into the place that actually cares and gets you trespassed.
This hilariously shows how much confidence [acting like you belong there] and suit blazer can go a long way when bypassing security. Though, I'm confused on how you got a proper QR/bar code for the pass to scan and get approved. Surely they didn't allow any old code to work, right?
Someone else speculated that the scanner probably returned an error and the person scanning just wasn't paid enough to care.
On the other hand his bar code was 12345, so if guests were labeled in the system using numbers then he could have been legitimately scanned in. But that would mean they didn't check his QR code. Either way I think we've confirmed that the security for this event was, ironically, utter garbage.
@@tesscrelli783 I assumed that the wrong code is to exchange info with other attendees versus a security measure. Digital business card.
Probably just copied it from a photo of someone with the card visible
@@tesscrelli783 Well i just checked the qr code.... Its a rickroll.
THE QR CODE HE PRINTED IS A RICKROLL LINK. unbelievable.
Max managed to not only sneak into the convention but also get free chocolate! cheers mate!
It would have been less humiliating to pee on that security guard to show your dominance. Holy crap.
lol
meh
It was so freeing once I finally understood that 90% of people at any time, anywhere on Earth, are not paying attention and if you just move around like you're doing exactly what you're supposed to be doing almost nobody will ever even think to look at you, much less approach you and ask you questions.
The assassin's Creed billboard just seals this as gold.
I know right! That was so ironically brilliant as a backdrop as he prepared to make the entrance!
Timestamp?
Edit: Nvm 4:27
...gold you say.. (If you didn't recognize the specific logo, it was a billboard for the Assassin's Creed Gold audio drama)
The security guard working metal detection also sneaked in and is trying his hardest to pass as a security officer
you only get in on a need to know basis and nobody is actually invited
"If I pretend to accidentally hit this guy in the face, he'll be focusing on that and won't notice that my security badge is fake!"
No one's actually invited. It's just a prank some billionaire played on "security experts"
The amount of events I’ve worked at and people just pick up discarded entry bands and put them on to walk in is hilarious anddddd kinda scary.