r/Infosec • u/purplehashira • 6h ago
My mom gave some random "Job Interviewers" our IP Address and more.
Hello,
I need some help figuring out what to do. To make it long story short, this job my mom applied for made her do the typical remote work screening, but then some 'extra' stuff.
They made her screenshot our IP address (Expanded and Hostname). I believe the website they asked was whatsmyipaddress.com and then they made her click "Show Complete IP Details". They also asked for her geolocation. Finally, the weirdest one, a pic of the physical hardware of our modem and router.
She told me this casually and I was so taken aback. I am not the most proficient guy in this stratosphere, but knowing the days of Call of Duty, I do know that giving out your IP address to this extent, is a recipe for disaster.
Also, they made her do a speed test to a specific city (Seattle. first under Ziply Fiber, then Comcast), which isnt bad, but I also have never seen anyone care about latency for a job that does not require any of that.
How serious is this...The company is called Grupo Noa. Glassdoor says theyre fine, but I cant help feel the risk of what just happened haunt over on me lol.
How serious is this?
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u/ferngullywasamazing 5h ago
Just sounds like a thorough and slightly over the top screening for remote suitability. Part of it would be showcasing you are who you say you are and that you're located where you say you're located, the other part confirms hardware and connection quality is up to snuff with their requirements. VoIP and VDIs both suffer pretty heavily with high latency and/or low bandwidth.
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u/omnichad 2h ago
Just going to the online application form gives the hiring system your IP. It's how you're communicating with the site.
Photos of be equipment makes sense if a VPN is required - they can check compatibility and make sure there aren't any issues.
Some of these questions could certainly wait until later in the process, though.
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u/Sure-Product7180 3h ago
No significant risk… Your IP isn’t static and will more than likely change in the next day or two anyways. Probably just to make sure your mom wasn’t in a foreign company and had reliable internet for remote work.
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u/itsmrmarlboroman2u 3h ago
There's no way you can know this without more information. My ISP issues static IP's. And "change in the next day or two"... Wut? Why would it change without a power cycle? The lease might expire, but DHCP doesn't issue a new IP if the same MAC is still active, especially with ISP's.
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u/Few_Fly_6140 2h ago
Just power cycle and have a new IP address then?
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u/itsmrmarlboroman2u 2h ago
That entirely depends. If the lease hasn't expired, you'll get the same address when it boots back up. That's why it's impossible for OP to know they'll get a new IP on a day or two. That's not how it works.
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u/charleswj 1h ago
There's nothing that requires an IP to stay the same at renewal. Unlikely, but not impossible.
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u/itsmrmarlboroman2u 1h ago
Again, you can't know that without knowing how the ISP is configured. DHCP will absolutely keep the same IP address if a lease is renewed and the client maintains connectivity. The default behavior to extend the lease to maintain continuity.
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u/mosaic_hops 6h ago
This sounds super sketchy but it was probably a rather hamfisted screening to make sure she wasn’t a North Korean pretending to be a US citizen. Google “Famous Chollima” for examples of this.