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Ep 17: Finn

Ep 17: Finn

Source: YouTube · Jack Rhysider · published Jul 3, 2018 · 45:10

Cybersecurity
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The video explores the hunt for a hacker named Finn on Twitter who communicates through unconventional means after a high school hacking incident 0:25.

Key Takeaways:
• Hackers on Twitter can be identified by strange bio images, Unicode characters, and privacy-focused comments 0:06
• Finn's Twitter account contained a pinned tweet about going quiet with a link to a high school hacking news article 0:25
• Finn contacted the narrator a month after initial contact, claiming he has a story but can only communicate through a hacked handheld gaming system 0:44

The video sets up an investigation into a mysterious hacker using unconventional communication methods after a security incident.

Sources:

  • 0:06 Characteristics of hacker Twitter accounts
  • 0:25 Introduction to Finn's account and high school hack connection
  • 0:44 Finn's delayed response and unusual communication method

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JACK: [MUSIC] With the right set of eyes you can 
spot hackers on Twitter. They have a strange image in their bio, something shady or obscure, and 
they write in Unicode characters and comment on privacy and anonymous tweets. While looking for 
accounts like that for the show I stumbled upon a Twitter account that went by the name of Finn. 
It met all this criteria. Their pin tweet read, “I have to go quiet and if you’re wondering 
where I am, read this.” Then there was a link to a news article which said a high school had 
been hacked. The article didn’t say much more than that so I messaged Finn. No response. Days 
go by, weeks. I eventually forgot about him. A month later I got a reply. He said he did 
have a story for me so I asked if we could talk on Skype. He said he had no way to do…