Comment on We really need a modern day Robin Hood hacker type
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 hours agoDownloading a bunch of data from educational systems is significantly easier than getting exploits into banks and financial systems, which is what I assumed a Robin Hood hacker would be doing.
Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
Banks are hacked too:
techcrunch.com/…/us-banks-scramble-to-assess-data…
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Another data theft, which is not what people envision when they think “Robin Hood.”
They’re picturing a Mr. Robot-like restructuring of the financial system, or even just eliminating debt like was proposed in Sneakers, or even just moving money around like that one episode of SeaQuest with Tim Russ.
And to do that you need a lot of people to get code anywhere near production, and everything is audited, and the timelines are measured in quarters.
Randomocity@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
Or they could just ransomware the money from the big companies and give it away
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I guess if you’re okay with getting caught