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'Addicted to hacking': Young hacker behind historic breach speaks out for 1st time, before reporting to prison (abcnews.com)

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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I disagree. It's very difficult to make money like that. A bit easier is bug bounties, but a real fixed income job is much more easy. Another, smaller problem is limited payment options with crypto. It means you'd have launder it into real money.

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[–] redsand@infosec.pub 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Nope, super easy. Especially when you're a patsy. It's really easy until you get caught like your partners planned from the start.

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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 1 point 5 months ago

yeah, i assumed a scheme where one doesn't get thrown under the bus 😄

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[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

Just to clarify, I meant it's easier to make money as a teen hacker nowadays than it was back in my day thanks to crypto. I edited my original comment to clarify that

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[–] lurch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

oh, i see. thx for the clarification

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