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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
I wonder if there’s ever a single hacker. I mean, someone that doesn’t work with a group of hackers.
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My guess is yes, there are probably many lone wolf type hackers. Mainly because other people being involved probably opens up way too many loose ends. Or, at the very least, when they work with others they still remain anonymous to those they work with. The silk road guy was very close to being a lone wolf, even the people who were working for him didn't know anything about him, as far as I recall.
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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
If I was a thief, I’d just do it once and live off of the first millions of dollars, and be done, lol.
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I wouldn't be surprised if there are some who have done it that way. Pull off one big heist, then drop off the radar forever. For some reason this is making me think of the end result of the hack in the movie Office Space.
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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek
Have you ever seen the move “The Core”? There was a hacker in the movie who got caught, but then the government forced him to work for them or go to prison. It was kind of a cheesy movie, but some parts were ok.
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Yeah, I remember the hacker from The Core. Will never forget that guy after he ate the french toast in Road Trip.
In that YouTube interview the agent talks about catching one of the silk road guy's accomplices. I think they made that hacker work for them for nearly a year or so.