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[–] 194 points 6 months ago (12 children)

Soooooo, reading someone's password then using it is "hacking" now?

Yours,
Schwim, Master Hacker

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  • [–] 108 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, much of "hacking" is lamer than the movies show.

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  • [–] 49 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Rami Malek did a decent job of making "real hacking" look cool in Mr Robot

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  • [–] 38 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    That was mostly the production crew who took a lot of time to use real hacks and UIs to recreate them live.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago

    Multiple major dictionaries seem to define computer hacking as: "to gain unauthorized access to a computer network, system, etc." or something similar. So yeah, it seems that using a password you found somewhere to access an account that isn't yours would indeed be considered "hacking."

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago

    Yes. It's also a series of felonies. Having a persons username and password does not give one permission to access the account anymore than having possession of someone's house key allows one to legally enter the home.

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