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noir_lord on Oct 26, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: I challenged hackers to investigate me and what th...

The interesting part is how much they managed to do without breaking the law, the scary part is how much more they could have done by breaking the law.

An absolutely fascinating article but not good for the old paranoia.

swombat on Oct 26, 2013 [–]

Indeed! The hackers seem almost incompetent - until you remember that they were playing with both hands tied behind their back.

A less scrupulous hacker would simply have broken into the flat by picking the lock, which would have resolved most of their difficulties.

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