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Virtual graffiti
| For hackers, I guess theres warezs groups. For coders, some hide their identity right alongside executable code. Think Easter eggs in vidya or developer notes/insults and such
| Devs put in-jokes in their codes all the time. I guess it's not as visible as real life graffiti
| Like what the North Koreans put on the Sony site after the data breach?
| I think for hackers (esp skids) a lot of rep comes from Twitter and social media. If someone wants to make themselves known sometimes they'll take down sites and claim responsibility on the homepage of the dead site. I think real hackers don't give a fuck about that though and just want to destroy or explore quietly
| >>310255
They're all real hackers. So are the phishers and spammers bypassing e-mail filters to send out links to drive by downloads.
| >>310283
Oh and the guys calling you up to say "This is Windows tech support. Your computer has a problem on it." Also hackers. It's a very low bar that has nothing to do with skill or success.
| >>310515
I won't even go there.
He's right that good hackers are persistent and dedicated. There are just so goddamn few of them, and when people have questions about hackers in general you can't dismiss the majority.
| >>310911
Not like that! I meant more like it's less of an exclusive club and hacker culture isn't even homogeneous. There's people doing all kinds of shit and no one way to do it. But if you need a word for the best... APT?
| I wish people used Crackers instead. Or social engineers. Or electeonic con-artists. Hacker is a good name.
| The Cicada ARG? Is that art?
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| There is graffiti on walls in real life. These are used to identify the artist who drew it. Is there any similar techniques used by hackers and coders. Please share with me your knowledgebase fellows /Lains/