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This isn't "hacking". He just lied on his application.


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Is he a hacker?

He's not hacking.

I think this would be one of the few cases to list video games on a college/job application. I'll be honest that I didn't watch all 10 minutes, but it seems like he's using some complex methods, especially for a 16 year old. Props to him, one hell of a hacker!

He says he is not a hacker.

Yeah, quite a 'hack', probably why he got caught.

he didnt hack it he just scraped it. it wasnt something illegal. read his blog post.

Alleged hacker.

he is a hacker? He must be doing computer sorcery - off with his head.

He is not a hacker.

Ah, so that means he wasn't even really "hacking". But I still think it is weird that the site calls it him "helping".

He applies next round and gets an interview. He surreptitiously brings a boom box. When asked what it’s for, he says “please, hold your questions till the end of the interview”. After all of the questions have been asked and answered, he slams play and rips off his shirt to reveal that he’s been covered in strawberry Pop-Tarts and rainbow Spandex the whole time.

Verily, this is the hacker equivalent of professionalism.


Oh... my bad. The two sentences above the "Real hacker" statement were my favorite parts of the article. It has no relation to him being a hacker. Sorry for the confusion.

He didn't hack this guys computer but he pretty much documents for the world to see that he's hacked other computers.

There's stupid and then there is this article.


Calling this guy a hacker is a joke... as is this whole story. He is a scammer who got famous for accessing phone numbers of authorities using tricks he learned while scamming bank clients.

This guy is an idiot who will soon be working at a non-accredited university. Nice little publicity stunt for his non-credentials. White hat hacking is a myth and an ego-booster for guys with no balls.

He’s a hack (pun intended) for other reasons, namely using the above credentials to obtain a greater credibility than he deserves.

It is hackable, he hacked it.

How can you call that hacking? He covered every angle like the engineer he was.

Let's put it this way: we wouldn't call it hacking if he had held on to his badge/keys to the building and got the information that way.
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