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The term hacker continues to evolve and spread beyond sql overflow exploits into more mundane social api exploits.
by mensetmanusman 2y ago
The term hacker continues to evolve and spread beyond sql overflow exploits into more mundane social api exploits.
- mingus88 2y agoMitnick was the most notorious “hacker” for decades and I don’t believe he was ever known for touching code. His hacks were largely social engineering and manipulation of phone systems to enable more social engineering https://ju.acm.org/magazine/articles/kevin-mitnick.html https://ju.acm.org/magazine/articles/kevin-mitnick.html
- tarboreus 2y agoHe had a ton of proprietary code after a while so he did do some non-social stuff. But that was his main area.