Hacking
Probing how computer systems or networks work and making them behave in unintended ways. The term covers both intrusion that exploits vulnerabilities and technical exploration in general.
Sandra Bullock was the first person to buy a movie ticket over the Internet. In 1995, Disney/MGM set up a demo site to promote her hacking thriller 〈The Net〉, and she paid $17.70 for two tickets at Hollywood's Egyptian Theatre — warily noting: "no double verification."
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In January 2022, porn featuring Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII was played during an Italian Senate Zoom meeting. A senator had exposed the login credentials on Facebook, allowing an outsider to hijack the session and stream the video for about 30 seconds.
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In 1957, a blind boy named Joe Engressia with perfect pitch discovered that whistling a 2600Hz tone into a telephone could manipulate the phone system. This became known as 'phreaking.' Among the next generation it inspired were Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
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