Signs Your Child May Be a Hacker
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 02/21/2017 11:52 AM
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Is your child becoming a hacker?
You might be concerned if your child is involved in any of these activities:
• They spend most of their free time alone with their computer
• They have few real friends, but talk extensively to online friends about computers
• Teachers say the child has a keen interest in computers, almost to the exclusion of all other subjects
• They're online so much it affects their sleeping habits
• They use the language of hacking, with terms such as "DdoS" (pronounced D-dos), Dossing, pwnd, Doxing, Bots, Botnets, Cracking, Hash (refers to a type of encryption rather than cannabis), Keylogger, Lulz, Phishing, Spoof or Spoofing. Members of the Anonymous Hacktivist group refer to their attacks as "Ops"
• They refer to themselves and their friends as hackers or script kiddies
• They have multiple social media profiles on one platform
• They have multiple email addresses
• They have an odd-sounding nickname (famous ones include MafiaBoy and CyberZeist)
• Their computer has a web browser called ToR (The Onion Router) which is used to access hacking forums on the dark web
• Monitoring tools you've put on the computer might suddenly stop working
• They can connect to the wifi of nearby houses (especially concerning if they have no legitimate reason to have the password)
• They claim to be making money from online computer games (many hackers get started by trying to break computer games in order to exploit flaws in the game. They will then sell these "cheats" online)
• They might know more than they should about parents and siblings, not being able to resist hacking your email or social media
• Your internet connection slows or goes off, as their hacker rivals try to take them down
• Some circumstantial evidence suggests children with autism and Asperger's could be more vulnerable to becoming hackers
Warrington told the Liverpool Echo that "children as young as eight have gotten involved in hacking, and most often it starts with online gaming."
Source: The Register
You might be concerned if your child is involved in any of these activities:
• They spend most of their free time alone with their computer
• They have few real friends, but talk extensively to online friends about computers
• Teachers say the child has a keen interest in computers, almost to the exclusion of all other subjects
• They're online so much it affects their sleeping habits
• They use the language of hacking, with terms such as "DdoS" (pronounced D-dos), Dossing, pwnd, Doxing, Bots, Botnets, Cracking, Hash (refers to a type of encryption rather than cannabis), Keylogger, Lulz, Phishing, Spoof or Spoofing. Members of the Anonymous Hacktivist group refer to their attacks as "Ops"
• They refer to themselves and their friends as hackers or script kiddies
• They have multiple social media profiles on one platform
• They have multiple email addresses
• They have an odd-sounding nickname (famous ones include MafiaBoy and CyberZeist)
• Their computer has a web browser called ToR (The Onion Router) which is used to access hacking forums on the dark web
• Monitoring tools you've put on the computer might suddenly stop working
• They can connect to the wifi of nearby houses (especially concerning if they have no legitimate reason to have the password)
• They claim to be making money from online computer games (many hackers get started by trying to break computer games in order to exploit flaws in the game. They will then sell these "cheats" online)
• They might know more than they should about parents and siblings, not being able to resist hacking your email or social media
• Your internet connection slows or goes off, as their hacker rivals try to take them down
• Some circumstantial evidence suggests children with autism and Asperger's could be more vulnerable to becoming hackers
Warrington told the Liverpool Echo that "children as young as eight have gotten involved in hacking, and most often it starts with online gaming."
Source: The Register
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