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If only there was a way to turn those IT skills into a paying career....

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[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 3 months ago (4 children)

If only there was a way to turn those IT skills into a paying career…

Not much of IT skills. He just swiped the credentials of someone

[–] ZeroTwo@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Reminds me of those dumb ass people on my Facebook friends list that would post on their friends status that they've been "hacked".... No, you didn't hack shit, you're at their house and they left their computer on...

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 8 points 3 months ago

tbf, social engineering is also a tool in the hackers arsenal heh

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 3 months ago

S O C I A L L Y E N G I N E E R E D

[–] oleorun@real.lemmy.fan 7 points 3 months ago

I couldn't come up with anything wittier....

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

then:

Using credentials he stole from real people, Kipf also infiltrated other states’ death registry systems, private business networks, along with governmental and corporate networks – then tried to sell access to the networks on the dark net, according to officials.

fuck this guy, not only is he a posterchild for deadbeat dads, he's trying to profit off the darkweb.

[–] Steve@startrek.website 28 points 3 months ago

Sovcit wants to know more

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Sooo...

I guess that means he gets 3 hots and a cot for 6 years, on the taxpayer's dime, and gets to skip on child support?

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Nope, he's dead. Life sentence is already served.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He'll still owe the child support, but his ability to pay it will be greatly reduced.

[–] ericjmorey@discuss.online 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How does that help the child that needs support?

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't. Our criminal justice system is really just a punishment system. Whenever this guy gets out of prison, he'll have his wages garnished and the money that he owes will be paid back. It doesn't help the kid now.

[–] ericjmorey@discuss.online 2 points 3 months ago

Whenever this guy gets out of prison, he’ll have his wages garnished and the money that he owes will be paid back.

Assuming he doesn't get sent back to prison.

[–] solomon42069@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm just glad it wasn't the person I know! What's up with deadbeat dads thinking they don't owe child support?

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

Should have used a VPN I guess

[–] poshcrow@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago
[–] Etterra@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah but then he'd have to do that career every day. He only needed to cheat the system once.