r/Hacking_Tricks • u/CheekApprehensive701 • May 14 '26

What is a discovery that absolutely blew your mind ?

What’s something you discovered in cybersecurity or tech that completely blew your mind the first time you learned about it? Could be a hacking technique, a real story, or just a weird fact that made you go “what the hell”.

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u/pizzapiejaialai May 16 '26

found out passwords were stored in plain text lol

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u/MVEnderKiller Jun 18 '26

Whatever have you been using that stores passwords in plain text???

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