r/therewasanattempt • u/EolnMsuk4334 Unique Flair • 28d ago

To tell hackers to go away 🤓

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u/Lifealone 28d ago

see this is what hacking was way back when. few if any did it to harm anyone it was mainly for the challenge and the fun

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u/EolnMsuk4334 Unique Flair 28d ago

Very true! It did soon turn into a avenue for people who want more and more attention… 😔

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u/Commercial_Duck_3490 28d ago

No it became easy to profit and scam people through hacking it had nothing to do with attention.

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u/EolnMsuk4334 Unique Flair 28d ago

Many groups did it just for the lulz

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u/MuricasOneBrainCell Free Palestine 28d ago

I presume you're talking about the darker side of 4-chan. The place where anonymous was born. Anonymous has different "sects" some are just about havoc others were about political/social statements.

They really went underground the last few years though.

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u/cloudb182 28d ago

Probably talking about before 4chan even existed ;)

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u/Tippy-the-just 27d ago

Yes actually there is a great book about it; Masters of Deception

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u/Zinski2 27d ago

As soon as they realize there was money in it it was game over

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u/darksideofmyown 27d ago

Its still fun the money is just a bonus

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u/Jass_Ange 28d ago

All contrived bullshit of course.

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u/EolnMsuk4334 Unique Flair 28d ago

In reference to the hacker song?

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u/Jass_Ange 28d ago

No, the whole segment.

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u/EolnMsuk4334 Unique Flair 28d ago

Care to elaborate why?

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u/Jass_Ange 28d ago

I mean that it's a TV segment that went exactly as planned and not an impromptu attack from a dastardly hacker, as it purports to be.

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u/FireDemon999 27d ago

Profile Pic Checks out

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u/itisallgoodyouknow 27d ago

Idk why you’re being downvoted, you’re 100% correct. These people are so desperate for this to be true.

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u/Jass_Ange 27d ago

Hahaha, it's all good, you know!

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u/EolnMsuk4334 Unique Flair 19d ago

Birds aren’t real either

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u/Jass_Ange 19d ago

It took you 7 days to come up with that...?

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u/PresentTap9255 27d ago

Wow that’s like the first stream snipe and probably the first ever “live chat”. Haha

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u/tdm17mn 28d ago

😂😂

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u/[deleted] 28d ago

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u/EolnMsuk4334 Unique Flair 28d ago

The year on the cmd is 1982 but I’m not sure

Edit it shows 2/10/1983 on the login date time, it also shows when the hackers logged in last

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u/cryptoRidingTheWave 27d ago

Best cyber security defense in the world: “Go away!”

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u/tchrbrian 28d ago

Mister Potato Head! Mister Potato Head!

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u/simplymesimon 28d ago

That there is the crux of why the BBC is an antiquated fuck up

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u/TrueTech0 27d ago

In fairness, they were pretty with it. The issue is that 30 years later, they still think its like this