What textual evidence from "Cyber-psychopathy: What Goes On in a Hacker’s Head" supports the idea that, at times, a successful hack requires more than just breaking complex computer code?

From there, for example, people will then believe you when you say you are "out in the field" and need access to a password that is sitting on your desk at the office. Mitnick, of course, finessed his actions constantly: this allowed him to gain access to everything from birth certificates to top-secret source code for the mobile phones of the 1980s and 1990s.

Explanation:

"Cyber-psychopathy: What Goes On in a Hacker’s Head" is an article penned by Steve Gold.

The article was written to understand the thoughts of a hacker. And how new technologies help or shape their mind to hack. The writer asserts that a hacker is an intelligent and highly-talented black hat individual.

The writer in the article suggests that for hacking, a hacker does not just require to break into complex computer codes. He categorized hackers into three types of hackers: white hat, black hat, and grey hat.

The textual evidence from the article in support of the statement in the question is mentioned above.

Mitnick was the person who started as a phreaker. A phreaker is the one who possess illegal access to telephonic systems. So, from this case, it is evident that a hacker does not just require to break the complex computer codes but can have illegal access through any form.

the answer would be, she updates her online profiles regularly and participates in work-related online discussions.

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