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		dataviz1000 on Jan 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Searching for Susy Thunder It seems the hackers who get caught are the ones who were compelled to brag about what they did. Perhaps, the greatest quality a hacker can have is humility.

naasking on Jan 27, 2022 [–]

> It seems the hackers who get caught are the ones who were compelled to brag about what they did.

You mean, they were socially engineered into revealing themselves? Hoisted by their own petard.

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