[some_furry]

I've flagged the story to help it vanish faster. I encourage others do the same.

Do you have anyone that can mentor you on such matters? This whole thing has a vibe of self-taught about it. I recommend finding someone older and more experienced to talk to... if for no other reason, than to avoid making mistakes that can put you in legal jeopardy.

That being said, I don't think anyone here thinks you're a bad person for wanting to clap back at scammers. We just want to emphasize caution and working within the law.

If you feel lost or alone, the community here is full of hackers of all stripes (and spots, and scales, and ...). You'll find someone you can vibe with pretty easily.

[_yyku]

I don't have any mentor at the moment. I'll avoid doing such things and exercise more caution while handling this kind of matter.

Thank you for flagging

[comprev]

You can learn these skills in "safe space" environments like TryHackMe.

Learning both offensive and defensive skills is useful for general security awareness when building software.

[gnfargbl]

I'm not advocating for you to use it or not use it, but I wanted to make you aware that archive.org do have a mechanism for accepting requests for removal: https://help.archive.org/help/how-do-i-request-to-remove-som...