bryndos@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
TLDR; kali linux - 1337 h4x0r
IIRC a lot of them involved hacking the user to get to the system which seems legit.
i'm sure you've seen this by now
But not many modern (work) pc should let you execute code off a usb or cd-rom (!) drive.
Get the user on their personal compy though, then find something to blackmail more info out of them. I think they do that too.
maybe-spoiler
Crucially he was still able to be some sort of admin on some of the main hacks - this is also plausible.
Did they do like a Reichstag fire to get him elevated emergency powers, and appear like a hero to the target?
This was a long time ago for me.