What does hacking actually LOOK like? For example, what interface is the hacker using, what’s their goal, and are they typing in a bunch of passwords like in the movies?
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You could watch a guy on youtube named commai archive. Sort by most popular and watch his first most viewed video.
However, he isn’t doing a hacking there but it looks like you and movies imagine.
It’s not VERY different from what movies are showing but it doesn’t have that many “pop us” and it’s not like “DECRYPTING”
They are using GNU/Linux operating systems distributions such as Kali Linux for example.
I realized that the terminal from the GNU/Linux and CLI(command line interface) programs seem like magic to not-geek-computer people.
Every hacker has it’s own reasons and desires for certain things to get his hands on.
“Typing bunchs of passwords” is a missconception. Usually what they do is writing a program or a script that is doing the desired action.
One of the most popular ways to get passwords is using keylogger. That is a program that “listens” your keyboard.
However rarely hacking is “Boom I’m in your computer with my program”
Usually the victim “aceepts” malware programs not knowing.
For example you’ve probably seen “CONGRATS YOU WON 1 MILION $”
And if you would’ve clicked on it it would most likely ask you to ENTER you own credit card and it’s password.
So it is usually given by victims in such and similar ways.
However the MOST frequent way is Social engineering.
Dfor example you call the customer service saying you’re your victim’s wife or husband and how you’ve forgotten the password of facebook, indtagram, bank account, you name it.
It seems in first that this is stupid and that it would’ve never worked but google it or youtube social engineering hacking on youtube you will find amazing documentaries and explainings.
Suggestion:Motorola company by a guy in 90’s if I beliebe correctly.
He managed to get the source code od Motorola by social engineering the company people into thinking he was the developer that got back from vacation.
I hope I answered your question.
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