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by JonnieCache 5638 days ago
>Still, nothing you couldn't do on a decently fast "local" machine for cheaper

The fun thing is that you can now do it in the field. You could potentially grab the hashes with a netbook, then crouch in your hiding place behind the bins at Enemy HQ for six minutes while EC2 does the cracking, then go straight into the network, without having to risk sneaking out and back in again. Past the guards.

Dunno what espionage-based fantasy world I'm in today. I don't even play video games! However people really do this stuff. And now we can all have a go! Hooray! The kind of people who do these things dont generally have to worry about expenses though...