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Am I being realistic?

I posted this in cyber security sub but I figure it may be worth posting here too.

Hi everyone,

32 years old. I used to do a lot of website hacking and WiFi hacking back in highschool. The school still doesn’t know who got into their system via ftp and changed their website.

I had a neighbor who taught me a lot about computers after he heard I was very much interested in them. That’s where it all started really. Parents didn’t like that I was interested in cyber security given that at the time I was a bit of a trouble maker. Nothing serious just a typical angsty teenager. I got pushed into the biotech direction and did really well for myself. I’m a really curious person and very good at math. Engineering degree from an Ivy League school and a PhD in physics from another Ivy League school. Worked at 3 different biotech companies and my last job I was in charge of the R&D dept. I along with a few other people, I have been let go by the company. (My reason was for complaining to HR about a some toxic stuff that was going on. Don’t complain to HR I guess). Over the past 2 years my love for cyber security came back and I spent the last two years on try hack me and hack the box. I can fair pretty well with medium leve difficulties with out needing any hints or struggling for days on end. I can code in python, and build websites. I understand how many of the popular hacking tools work. I like to understand how the tools work before even using it.

My physics degree has given me so much math experience I can appreciate cryptography. Most importantly, thanks to all the online resources, I’ve been able to learn a lot and practice cyber security in a safe and legal way.

I’m at a point now where after a tough personal year (lost my father due to covid, house flooded due to a hurricane, and now getting laid off) I am looking to do the other things in life I’m passionate about because life is short and I may as well do things that make me happy.

Given my career experience my resume obviously does not show I have any field experience in cyber security outside of me mentioning that I do CTF’s. I plan on going for security+ since I am pretty comfortable with networks although I can see doing network+ or something similar help me get a foot in the door.

I guess my question is: How realistic is it for me to do a career change? Should I prove myself with certs first? The wiki on some of the sub Reddits are really helpful and I am just wondering if I’m being realistic or not. Should I just keep this as a hobby and chase the next biotech position?

Signed - a very burnt out 10 year biotech veteran who loves the problem solving cyber security requires.

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Hacking a scammer ??

Hey there everyone, long story short someone very clever scammed my mom via email posing as her boss, out of a good amount of money. I have their email and I emailed them basically “interested” in partaking in their scam and they’re now eagerly awaiting my response. They are sending their emails via “my mail” app My question is: are there any ways I could find them (probably not) and if not, then fuck with them, like by sending a virus posed as a photo or something? Or anyone out there want to fuck with them on behalf of everyone who’s been scammed? If at the very least I’m going to send them a nice pic that’s not the gift cards they’re expecting lol Reddit help me revenge pls n thanks :)

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