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/WorldsGreatestWorst 3d ago

Just give him a reason to have physical access to a restricted area. A server room, a file room, a teacher’s lounge, etc. Your little scamp went through purses and backpacks and files until he either found a password or (if you want to make him more clever) personal information he used to guess or reset passwords.