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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someone sits at their desk with a caffeine drink. they type something into a program, something like a command prompt. there might be two or three windows open. maybe another monitor or computer with a graph showing usage, or a spreadsheet. they copy files from one part of a computer to another. sometimes that means using a flashdrive. there are not billions of red lines of code on the screen, just the command prompt thing giving a list of information. have you ever used an “unzip” program? some windows and programs used look sort of like this.
then they type some more, copy some documents, take some screenshots, send an email. squint at the screen, write something down on another computer or on paper, just some notes for later. they drink caffeine and if stuff works you can hear them whisper “i’m in” and chuckle to themselves. the typing and clicking continues. it doesn’t look very cool, just like someone opened a coding program.
note: if they don’t say “im in” every time they are banned from the super cool hackers guild. search on youtube “real hacking looks like” and ignore clickbait. mute the video and watch at half speed. notice when something is a video edit and not actual screen recording.
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