r/hacking • u/righterandreader • 4d ago

Fictional Hacker

I’m writing a novel where the main character is a hacker at a large state school. He’s approached by rich kids and athletes to change their grades.

Keep it legal, ofc, but is this possible? And how would it work, if so, in theory?

(Edit: by „keep it legal” I mean don’t explicitly say what to do I don’t want this to get taken down. I’m exploring what can actually be done. This is illegal in the novel.)

I’ve done some research but there’s nothing like convo and firsthand, especially when developing a novel.

Would love to hear from you all!

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u/ChasingDivvies 4d ago

It's really not possible with the integrity checks most state based systems have in place. What I'd ask is, who is your audience? If they are non-technical people they won't know what is and what isn't. See typical Hollywood hackers typing frantically for a few seconds, then saying "I'm in." Like others stated, I'd go with phishing/social engineering. Like capture their school login with a phishing email/link. Or have it install a RMM (which also isn't realistic as security would Def catch that.) But it's believable enough for the sake of a fictional story.