Chapter 16: 16 - Revenge

    Phishing is like a clever fisherman trying to fool an unsuspecting fish, thus the name. The fisherman uses something appetizing, like bait, to attract a fish, and when it bites the hook, it ends up being caught. Similarly, in the internet world, phishing is when hackers try to trick people by sending fake emails or messages that look legitimate, but are actually full of tricks to steal personal information, such as passwords or bank details. So it''s like a magic trick, but instead of making a rabbit suddenly appear, they try to make your information appear.

    The first time I used phishing was to get my chemistry teacher''s password in my previous world to change my grades after I failed one of her exams. Even as a complete novice, fooling an almost 60-year-old woman with a psychological tactic mixed with technology, something she had little mastery over, was very easy. The only thing I had to do concerning her was have my message posed as a member of the IT team who looked after the school''s network system and ask her for her login and password after pretending to confirm that she really was the chemistry teacher. Because I was the person who asked for confirmation of her identity, it made her more likely to trust me because of the distrust I supposedly had for her.

    I knew that this kind of tactic might not be enough to fool Principal Adams, so at that point I used the next few hours to train my programming skills. Instead of posing as an IT employee who would ask for Director Adams'' password, I would do it in a more professional way. I would still use the identity of an IT employee, but instead of asking him for the password he used to access the site and the password for his email, I would create a fake site with the same appearance as the school''s site, where instead of connecting him to the site directly, I would ask him for his login, guarantee he made a mistake, and ask him to log into his email as well to confirm the password with a fake page that similarly used the same appearance as his email provider. Ne/w novel chapters are published at novelhall.com

    Copying the appearance of these two pages wasn''t too difficult, since I only needed the appearance and not the functionality of these pages, and in just 3 hours I had already studied what I needed to learn to do this, as well as reproducing the two fake pages.

    Now the only thing left to do was to send him the email.

    [Dear Mr. Adams,

    I hope you are well. I would like to ask you to kindly access the school''s website and confirm an important option. It is necessary that we make this confirmation as soon as possible to ensure the integrity and security of the company''s data.

    Please go to [Website URL] and find the [Public Data] section. There, you will find the option to confirm [Keep Public Data].

    If you need any further assistance or guidance, I am happy to help.

    Thank you in advance for your attention and cooperation.

    Sincerely,

    Brian Johnson

    IT Team].

    Brian Johnson was my computer teacher, who I knew also worked in the school''s IT team, so he was a good cover to use as an identity.

    With the email sent, I only had to wait. Just as I''d imagined, in less than 10 minutes I''d already received the data he''d filled in on my back end.

    [email protected] aaadamspassword123

    Right, with the email and password he used to access the school website, it would theoretically be easier to get the other logins, but I just had to wait and see if he''d fall for the other bait.

    "I''m sorry, Black. It was just a joke!" He tried to shout, but I didn''t care and slammed the bar into his arm.

    I had the strength to probably break his arm with a blow like that, but I didn''t want to make it so violent that the police would worry too much about me. I''d already broken someone''s leg in my previous life and I know how annoying the police get depending on how serious the crime gets. But the reverse also happens; just a small fight won''t yield anything more than a sentence that''s more than a slap on the wrist." And that was the goal I was going to aim for. I was going to dance on the thin line between a light crime and a medium crime with Jackson.

    Using the metal bar, I started hitting him on several different parts of his body, but I didn''t break any bones. Okay, maybe I broke a rib or two, but that was still a minor offense.

    "My father is the head of the school, Black! I''m going to get him to expel you and send you to jail!" Jackson shouted angrily between the tears and snot that ran down his face.

    "I hope he''s not in jail himself by then..." I laughed, as I held the bar with a satisfied smile, "And if I hear you using my name from that filthy mouth of yours again, I''m going to knock every one of those teeth out with this metal bar. Is that clear?"

    Despite his anger, the only thing he could do was nod as he moaned in pain.

    In order not to waste time exposing myself here, I just walked away, leaving Jackson lying on the ground. Honestly, I wanted to break his various bones, but I knew it would attract the attention of the police. They would come to my house and it would not only worry my family, but if something like this leaked out in the future, it could tarnish my career. So I tried to deal with it as best I could. Of course, with access to his father''s email, I was going to use that as a means to get Jackson''s logins as well and return the attack he made on me.

    Two can play the same game Adams, and I know how to play much better...

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