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GTA 6 Hacker Found To Be Teen With Amazon Fire Stick In Small Town Hotel Room (hackaday.com)
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“we can’t help feeling sad that a teen with that level of talent evidently wasn’t given the support and encouragement by Oxfordshire’s education system necessary to put it to better use. ”

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I mean you can, but it wouldn't be ethical or in some cases legal. Spying does still exist. Phishing is just a really low level attempt at gaining information from someone, and it works. I can't imagine it's not used by people who have good, albeit questionable, careers.