Chapter

The Loneliness of Online Popularity
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39:42 - 45:24 (05:41)

The drive to maintain a popular online persona can leave individuals feeling increasingly isolated. They may become absorbed in their online identity and fear being forgotten or going back to their private life.

Clips
Learn about a Defcon talk that demonstrated how malicious PDFs can give command line access to printers, which may not seem like a big deal but can pose a serious security risk.
39:42 - 41:16 (01:33)
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Printer Security
Summary

Learn about a Defcon talk that demonstrated how malicious PDFs can give command line access to printers, which may not seem like a big deal but can pose a serious security risk.

Chapter
The Loneliness of Online Popularity
Episode
Ep 31: Hacker Giraffe
Podcast
Darknet Diaries
Hacker Giraffe and User teamed up after seeing no action taken on their previous hack of 50,000 printers and they successfully hacked 800,000 printers with a new message containing their Twitter handles.
41:16 - 42:30 (01:14)
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Cybersecurity
Summary

Hacker Giraffe and User teamed up after seeing no action taken on their previous hack of 50,000 printers and they successfully hacked 800,000 printers with a new message containing their Twitter handles.

Chapter
The Loneliness of Online Popularity
Episode
Ep 31: Hacker Giraffe
Podcast
Darknet Diaries
The desire for online popularity can lead to feelings of loneliness and a pressure to maintain a persona of a "hacker-jerk".
42:30 - 45:24 (02:53)
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Social Media
Summary

The desire for online popularity can lead to feelings of loneliness and a pressure to maintain a persona of a "hacker-jerk". The fear of losing popularity and being forgotten can cause individuals to become absorbed in their online persona.

Chapter
The Loneliness of Online Popularity
Episode
Ep 31: Hacker Giraffe
Podcast
Darknet Diaries