I'm reasonably sure there's somewhere along the chain that I'd be able to figure out how to get in at 100% control of my own brain. Maybe not specifically passwords, but if I hacked some top employees emails, I should be able to build on that. Or add myself to the top-secret clearance list and do it that way.
If the NSA used common passwords, they'd already be hacked many times over. I'm talking about getting their secure passwords, which should be a lot easier than doing it now. Social engineering when you can think many times faster than the person you're talking to would be a game-changer. The method doesn't matter, specifically, especially on a hypothetical.
Are you taking the position that with a perfect brain, it would still be impractical to get into NSA databases? What about multiple brains, then?
Are you taking the position that with a perfect brain, it would still be impractical to get into NSA databases?
Attacking the NSA is very high risk and probably still a dumb move.
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