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Re:Teen hackers who live streamed cyber-attack on TfL jailed by illliillll on Thursday July 16, 2026 @11:44AM (#48936116)
Why assume they’re skilled at social engineering? The victims tend to be trusting and helpful, they’ll just do what you ask because they want to help.
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Re:Teen hackers who live streamed cyber-attack on TfL jailed by d-us-vb on Thursday July 16, 2026 @12:23PM (#48936638)
I'm not assuming anything. I'm explaining that they can be, because the original comment made it sound like autistic people can't understand social behavior at any level.
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