Jack Recider

And he won't tell me any of the other ways that he gets into these computers because he says if he tells us, then the scammers are going to hear this and fix it and he'll lose access. So he keeps his little hacking method secret. But my mind cannot help but start to brainstorm ideas on how you could hack into a scammer's computer. So let me just think out loud here for a minute.

And he won't tell me any of the other ways that he gets into these computers because he says if he tells us, then the scammers are going to hear this and fix it and he'll lose access. So he keeps his little hacking method secret. But my mind cannot help but start to brainstorm ideas on how you could hack into a scammer's computer. So let me just think out loud here for a minute.

Okay, so when you connect, like when the scammer connects into Jim's computer to do that remote support, right, that scammer is going to be coming from a specific IP, and Jim could probably see that, right? If he does Wireshark or something, he can capture that IP, and then he's got their public IP. And from there...

Okay, so when you connect, like when the scammer connects into Jim's computer to do that remote support, right, that scammer is going to be coming from a specific IP, and Jim could probably see that, right? If he does Wireshark or something, he can capture that IP, and then he's got their public IP. And from there...

Could he then like port scan that IP and look for open ports and then try to find like some exploits or vulnerabilities to hit those ports? Maybe. Maybe that is possible. Another thing is if they're using like some remote desktop software, is there a bug in that software that Jim can exploit to reverse the connection? Yeah.

Could he then like port scan that IP and look for open ports and then try to find like some exploits or vulnerabilities to hit those ports? Maybe. Maybe that is possible. Another thing is if they're using like some remote desktop software, is there a bug in that software that Jim can exploit to reverse the connection? Yeah.

I don't know how he does it, but even if I hit the nail on the head, Jim's not going to admit to how he hacks into their computers.

I don't know how he does it, but even if I hit the nail on the head, Jim's not going to admit to how he hacks into their computers.

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Jim is known for hacking into scammers' computers and exposing them. It's really quite wild to watch. He has over 100 videos on YouTube now, and many of them are exactly this. It's amazing just to hear the scammers' reaction when he tells them some detail about them that he shouldn't know.

Jim is known for hacking into scammers' computers and exposing them. It's really quite wild to watch. He has over 100 videos on YouTube now, and many of them are exactly this. It's amazing just to hear the scammers' reaction when he tells them some detail about them that he shouldn't know.

For instance, there's one where he hacked into someone's computer in the call center and got a list of everyone's names and their fake names. And this is one of my favorite videos. Let me just play a clip for you from it. Hello?

For instance, there's one where he hacked into someone's computer in the call center and got a list of everyone's names and their fake names. And this is one of my favorite videos. Let me just play a clip for you from it. Hello?