Dy’amonte Mizell
Free Write 4
On 2/4/20 A unanimous hacker and now obtained a way to breach into Times Square , New York City. Known as “the center of the universe”, the hacker now has all of New York City’s attention and the rest of the world. NYPD are on the scene but have yet to figure out what is going on at the moment. The hacker has put up disturbing images on all of the screens surrounding Times Square and exposing residents of the city to unusual things they wouldn’t expect. The NYPD has now brought back an ethical hacker in to defend against the anonymous hacker. The ethical hacker cannot track the IP address of the the hacker and cannot break the coded systems the hacker as installed. The ethical hacker has now realized he’s working against someone with experience. The NYPD now has to call in the FBI. The first suspects are to look at those who regularly make sure times square is showing the correct ads and promotions. There are 10 workers and the FBI ran a track record on all 10 and none came back with a criminal record. The hack was first reported by James Jenkinks at 11.10 am on 2/4/20 and has now lasted 5 hours. It is now 7:12 pm and the hacker has cut off all the lights in the screens, billboards , and nearby buildings which only leaves some street lights. Those who are driving on the road can barely see and pedestrians are not being allowed to walk. NYPD is now directing traffic until the hacker is brought down.The next morning everying returned to normal after the hacker wishes were granted. The NYPD settles with the hacker for 50,000 and to this day nothing could be traced back to the suspect.
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