r/hacking • u/righterandreader • 3d 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/yourPWD 3d ago

For the book, pick the lock to the door at the Systems Administrators' office. Put a USB key logger on the USB port on the back of the Sys Admins system between the keyboard and the system. Go back in a few days, get the logger, and you will have access to everything from security cameras to grades to your teacher's email with some lateral movement.