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Resources to Help Move On Most people going through this sub have had something happen to them. I've decided to share some resources that I personally used in the past few weeks as I processed what was going on. Like others have said, this doesn't have to take over your life. It's happened. You're not going to get over it immediately. But you don't have to let it define you. Step 0: Understanding the Context [2014 Sextortion Case, by BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30494566) \- This has been going on for a while. We have a quote indicating that this happens to hundreds of thousands of people. Since 2014, this might have happened to millions. You're not alone. Step 1: Processing & Recovering [Recovering from Sexual Trauma](https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/recovering-from-rape-and-sexual-trauma.htm) \- I read this three days after, and it checked all the checkboxes. This one is incredibly helpful & affirming of what you're probably feeling right now. You're not alone. Step 2: Getting Better [Post-Traumatic Growth](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/post-traumatic-growth-finding-meaning-and-creativity-in-adversity/) \- While it's going to be tough for a while, you can still be optimistic in the long-term. Life happens. A lot of people will experience trauma. It doesn't have to define your long-term outcome. Therapy would help with this process. If not, you probably would still benefit from talking to trusted friends about this. If you don't feel comfortable with them, well - that's why this sub exists. You can take your time; I've deactivated social media (which is quite healthy, actually) and you can take it at your own pace. But I do want you to know that you do have a future that is yours. Don't let the criminals win. Take back your life.

Resources to Help Move On Most people going through this sub have had something happen to them. I've decided to share some resources that I personally used in the past few weeks as I processed what was going on. Like others have said, this doesn't have to take over your life. It's happened. You're not going to get over it immediately. But you don't have to let it define you. Step 0: Understanding the Context [2014 Sextortion Case, by BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30494566) \- This has been going on for a while. We have a quote indicating that this happens to hundreds of thousands of people. Since 2014, this might have happened to millions. You're not alone. Step 1: Processing & Recovering [Recovering from Sexual Trauma](https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/recovering-from-rape-and-sexual-trauma.htm) \- I read this three days after, and it checked all the checkboxes. This one is incredibly helpful & affirming of what you're probably feeling right now. You're not alone. Step 2: Getting Better [Post-Traumatic Growth](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/post-traumatic-growth-finding-meaning-and-creativity-in-adversity/) \- While it's going to be tough for a while, you can still be optimistic in the long-term. Life happens. A lot of people will experience trauma. It doesn't have to define your long-term outcome. Therapy would help with this process. If not, you probably would still benefit from talking to trusted friends about this. If you don't feel comfortable with them, well - that's why this sub exists. You can take your time; I've deactivated social media (which is quite healthy, actually) and you can take it at your own pace. But I do want you to know that you do have a future that is yours. Don't let the criminals win. Take back your life.

Resources to Help Move On Most people going through this sub have had something happen to them. I've decided to share some resources that I personally used in the past few weeks as I processed what was going on. Like others have said, this doesn't have to take over your life. It's happened. You're not going to get over it immediately. But you don't have to let it define you. Step 0: Understanding the Context [2014 Sextortion Case, by BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30494566) \- This has been going on for a while. We have a quote indicating that this happens to hundreds of thousands of people. Since 2014, this might have happened to millions. You're not alone. Step 1: Processing & Recovering [Recovering from Sexual Trauma](https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/recovering-from-rape-and-sexual-trauma.htm) \- I read this three days after, and it checked all the checkboxes. This one is incredibly helpful & affirming of what you're probably feeling right now. You're not alone. Step 2: Getting Better [Post-Traumatic Growth](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/post-traumatic-growth-finding-meaning-and-creativity-in-adversity/) \- While it's going to be tough for a while, you can still be optimistic in the long-term. Life happens. A lot of people will experience trauma. It doesn't have to define your long-term outcome. Therapy would help with this process. If not, you probably would still benefit from talking to trusted friends about this. If you don't feel comfortable with them, well - that's why this sub exists. You can take your time; I've deactivated social media (which is quite healthy, actually) and you can take it at your own pace. But I do want you to know that you do have a future that is yours. Don't let the criminals win. Take back your life.

Resources to Help Move On Most people going through this sub have had something happen to them. I've decided to share some resources that I personally used in the past few weeks as I processed what was going on. Like others have said, this doesn't have to take over your life. It's happened. You're not going to get over it immediately. But you don't have to let it define you. Step 0: Understanding the Context [2014 Sextortion Case, by BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30494566) \- This has been going on for a while. We have a quote indicating that this happens to hundreds of thousands of people. Since 2014, this might have happened to millions. You're not alone. Step 1: Processing & Recovering [Recovering from Sexual Trauma](https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/recovering-from-rape-and-sexual-trauma.htm) \- I read this three days after, and it checked all the checkboxes. This one is incredibly helpful & affirming of what you're probably feeling right now. You're not alone. Step 2: Getting Better [Post-Traumatic Growth](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/post-traumatic-growth-finding-meaning-and-creativity-in-adversity/) \- While it's going to be tough for a while, you can still be optimistic in the long-term. Life happens. A lot of people will experience trauma. It doesn't have to define your long-term outcome. Therapy would help with this process. If not, you probably would still benefit from talking to trusted friends about this. If you don't feel comfortable with them, well - that's why this sub exists. You can take your time; I've deactivated social media (which is quite healthy, actually) and you can take it at your own pace. But I do want you to know that you do have a future that is yours. Don't let the criminals win. Take back your life.

Resources to Help Move On Most people going through this sub have had something happen to them. I've decided to share some resources that I personally used in the past few weeks as I processed what was going on. Like others have said, this doesn't have to take over your life. It's happened. You're not going to get over it immediately. But you don't have to let it define you. Step 0: Understanding the Context [2014 Sextortion Case, by BBC](https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30494566) \- This has been going on for a while. We have a quote indicating that this happens to hundreds of thousands of people. Since 2014, this might have happened to millions. You're not alone. Step 1: Processing & Recovering [Recovering from Sexual Trauma](https://www.helpguide.org/articles/ptsd-trauma/recovering-from-rape-and-sexual-trauma.htm) \- I read this three days after, and it checked all the checkboxes. This one is incredibly helpful & affirming of what you're probably feeling right now. You're not alone. Step 2: Getting Better [Post-Traumatic Growth](https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/post-traumatic-growth-finding-meaning-and-creativity-in-adversity/) \- While it's going to be tough for a while, you can still be optimistic in the long-term. Life happens. A lot of people will experience trauma. It doesn't have to define your long-term outcome. Therapy would help with this process. If not, you probably would still benefit from talking to trusted friends about this. If you don't feel comfortable with them, well - that's why this sub exists. You can take your time; I've deactivated social media (which is quite healthy, actually) and you can take it at your own pace. But I do want you to know that you do have a future that is yours. Don't let the criminals win. Take back your life.

Let's talk about pickpocketing Social engineering, lockpicking, hacking, they are all kinds of moral grey areas in each. While many of us use these skills for good, others do not. I don't often see a lot mentioned about pickpocketing when talking about social engineering, but I see a lot about lockpicking. While pickpocketing seems to focus on two areas at the moment: theft and stage magic, I feel that there is use in pickpocketing as a part of being a social engineer. A lot of the thinking behind pickpocketing translates into social engineering, profiling, pretexting, misdirection, basic psychology, etc. I'm interested in learning more about this skill and I'm going through the process of acquiring practice dummies to hone my skill, much like I would get practice locks to practice my lockpicking. Anyways, enough rambling, here are some links: [http://pickpocket.blog.ca/](http://pickpocket.blog.ca/) Blog by an amateur pickpocket. He doesn't steal, but he puts little cards in people's pockets or purses to let them know they should be paying more attention. He has some tutorials on his blog. Psycology behind pickpocketing and marks: [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2010/11/01/my-day-with-a-master-pickpocket-behind-the-scenes-at-the-making-of-a-neuroscience-and-magic-video/](http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2010/11/01/my-day-with-a-master-pickpocket-behind-the-scenes-at-the-making-of-a-neuroscience-and-magic-video/) (this highlights some of the SE skills involved) Does anyone have any stories they'd like to share about using pickpocketing on an engagement, or any resources for others to learn this skill? (assume basic Googling has been done, because it has been) edit: tl;dr: I'm interested to see if I'm crazy in assuming this would be valuable in SE engagements, or if other higher tech methods are better. (taking pictures of badges, cloning proxcards, etc)

Let's talk about pickpocketing Social engineering, lockpicking, hacking, they are all kinds of moral grey areas in each. While many of us use these skills for good, others do not. I don't often see a lot mentioned about pickpocketing when talking about social engineering, but I see a lot about lockpicking. While pickpocketing seems to focus on two areas at the moment: theft and stage magic, I feel that there is use in pickpocketing as a part of being a social engineer. A lot of the thinking behind pickpocketing translates into social engineering, profiling, pretexting, misdirection, basic psychology, etc. I'm interested in learning more about this skill and I'm going through the process of acquiring practice dummies to hone my skill, much like I would get practice locks to practice my lockpicking. Anyways, enough rambling, here are some links: [http://pickpocket.blog.ca/](http://pickpocket.blog.ca/) Blog by an amateur pickpocket. He doesn't steal, but he puts little cards in people's pockets or purses to let them know they should be paying more attention. He has some tutorials on his blog. Psycology behind pickpocketing and marks: [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2010/11/01/my-day-with-a-master-pickpocket-behind-the-scenes-at-the-making-of-a-neuroscience-and-magic-video/](http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2010/11/01/my-day-with-a-master-pickpocket-behind-the-scenes-at-the-making-of-a-neuroscience-and-magic-video/) (this highlights some of the SE skills involved) Does anyone have any stories they'd like to share about using pickpocketing on an engagement, or any resources for others to learn this skill? (assume basic Googling has been done, because it has been) edit: tl;dr: I'm interested to see if I'm crazy in assuming this would be valuable in SE engagements, or if other higher tech methods are better. (taking pictures of badges, cloning proxcards, etc)

Let's talk about pickpocketing Social engineering, lockpicking, hacking, they are all kinds of moral grey areas in each. While many of us use these skills for good, others do not. I don't often see a lot mentioned about pickpocketing when talking about social engineering, but I see a lot about lockpicking. While pickpocketing seems to focus on two areas at the moment: theft and stage magic, I feel that there is use in pickpocketing as a part of being a social engineer. A lot of the thinking behind pickpocketing translates into social engineering, profiling, pretexting, misdirection, basic psychology, etc. I'm interested in learning more about this skill and I'm going through the process of acquiring practice dummies to hone my skill, much like I would get practice locks to practice my lockpicking. Anyways, enough rambling, here are some links: [http://pickpocket.blog.ca/](http://pickpocket.blog.ca/) Blog by an amateur pickpocket. He doesn't steal, but he puts little cards in people's pockets or purses to let them know they should be paying more attention. He has some tutorials on his blog. Psycology behind pickpocketing and marks: [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2010/11/01/my-day-with-a-master-pickpocket-behind-the-scenes-at-the-making-of-a-neuroscience-and-magic-video/](http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2010/11/01/my-day-with-a-master-pickpocket-behind-the-scenes-at-the-making-of-a-neuroscience-and-magic-video/) (this highlights some of the SE skills involved) Does anyone have any stories they'd like to share about using pickpocketing on an engagement, or any resources for others to learn this skill? (assume basic Googling has been done, because it has been) edit: tl;dr: I'm interested to see if I'm crazy in assuming this would be valuable in SE engagements, or if other higher tech methods are better. (taking pictures of badges, cloning proxcards, etc)

Let's talk about pickpocketing Social engineering, lockpicking, hacking, they are all kinds of moral grey areas in each. While many of us use these skills for good, others do not. I don't often see a lot mentioned about pickpocketing when talking about social engineering, but I see a lot about lockpicking. While pickpocketing seems to focus on two areas at the moment: theft and stage magic, I feel that there is use in pickpocketing as a part of being a social engineer. A lot of the thinking behind pickpocketing translates into social engineering, profiling, pretexting, misdirection, basic psychology, etc. I'm interested in learning more about this skill and I'm going through the process of acquiring practice dummies to hone my skill, much like I would get practice locks to practice my lockpicking. Anyways, enough rambling, here are some links: [http://pickpocket.blog.ca/](http://pickpocket.blog.ca/) Blog by an amateur pickpocket. He doesn't steal, but he puts little cards in people's pockets or purses to let them know they should be paying more attention. He has some tutorials on his blog. Psycology behind pickpocketing and marks: [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2010/11/01/my-day-with-a-master-pickpocket-behind-the-scenes-at-the-making-of-a-neuroscience-and-magic-video/](http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2010/11/01/my-day-with-a-master-pickpocket-behind-the-scenes-at-the-making-of-a-neuroscience-and-magic-video/) (this highlights some of the SE skills involved) Does anyone have any stories they'd like to share about using pickpocketing on an engagement, or any resources for others to learn this skill? (assume basic Googling has been done, because it has been) edit: tl;dr: I'm interested to see if I'm crazy in assuming this would be valuable in SE engagements, or if other higher tech methods are better. (taking pictures of badges, cloning proxcards, etc)

Let's talk about pickpocketing Social engineering, lockpicking, hacking, they are all kinds of moral grey areas in each. While many of us use these skills for good, others do not. I don't often see a lot mentioned about pickpocketing when talking about social engineering, but I see a lot about lockpicking. While pickpocketing seems to focus on two areas at the moment: theft and stage magic, I feel that there is use in pickpocketing as a part of being a social engineer. A lot of the thinking behind pickpocketing translates into social engineering, profiling, pretexting, misdirection, basic psychology, etc. I'm interested in learning more about this skill and I'm going through the process of acquiring practice dummies to hone my skill, much like I would get practice locks to practice my lockpicking. Anyways, enough rambling, here are some links: [http://pickpocket.blog.ca/](http://pickpocket.blog.ca/) Blog by an amateur pickpocket. He doesn't steal, but he puts little cards in people's pockets or purses to let them know they should be paying more attention. He has some tutorials on his blog. Psycology behind pickpocketing and marks: [http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2010/11/01/my-day-with-a-master-pickpocket-behind-the-scenes-at-the-making-of-a-neuroscience-and-magic-video/](http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2010/11/01/my-day-with-a-master-pickpocket-behind-the-scenes-at-the-making-of-a-neuroscience-and-magic-video/) (this highlights some of the SE skills involved) Does anyone have any stories they'd like to share about using pickpocketing on an engagement, or any resources for others to learn this skill? (assume basic Googling has been done, because it has been) edit: tl;dr: I'm interested to see if I'm crazy in assuming this would be valuable in SE engagements, or if other higher tech methods are better. (taking pictures of badges, cloning proxcards, etc)