Chapter 13: The Terror of Troy

  Feng Xiao Tian didn't think much of it, but Professor Vincent was somewhat perplexed. After tracing the address to Troy, he entered the New York Times website and carefully examined the traces left behind on the site. Soon, he discovered that the site had been embedded with a virus-killing tool. Professor Vincent was puzzled: What's going on? Why is this thing on the website?

  There was another question that had been troubling Professor Vincent: who exactly was the mysterious person who fought against Troy? Through the monitoring of the supercomputer, Troy launched an extremely large-scale water attack at that time, but the data flow of this person could be ignored. How did he dissolve Troy's offensive?

  Professor Vincent knew that the best way to deal with a flood attack was also a flood attack, and only by fighting hard could he ensure his own survival. But this mysterious figure didn't launch a flood attack at all, so how did he defeat Troy in such a situation?

  Professor Vincent thought for a long time, but he couldn't get an answer. However, he had always had this idea in his mind: the other party must be an extremely formidable mastermind. Troy's ability itself was not bad, and no matter what method he used to defeat Troy, it already proved his formidable side.

  The US Cyber Security Center has divided all known hackers into five levels: "S, A, B, C, D". Troy belongs to level B. Of course, he is one of the most powerful people in level B. If his attack method were not so single-minded, his level would be even higher. However, this master was completely powerless in front of this mysterious figure, so this mysterious figure left a deep impression on Professor Vincent's mind.

  At 2:00 pm US time, The New York Times published the news of this hacker war, condemning the hackers' behavior and calling on the country to increase its crackdown on hackers. One news report was written like a battle plan, as if the United States was about to be destroyed under the threat of hackers.

  As for all this, Feng Xiaotian was unaware of it. He had already shut down his computer and gone to bed, having been busy for most of the night. Feeling somewhat tired, Feng Xiaotian fell asleep soon after lying down.

  At 2:30 pm local time in the United States, Troy was arrested by FBI agents and taken to a secret trial institution for hackers. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation naturally has a special procedure for dealing with hackers. Troy knew that after his IP address was exposed, he did not escape, even if he escaped, it would not be long-lasting, so he might as well face everything calmly.

  In the secret trial institution, Troy met Professor Vincent. Troy seemed quite relaxed and said the first sentence after they met: "Hello Professor Vincent, I didn't expect we would meet under such circumstances."

  Professor Vincent smiled slightly at this, sitting down in the chair opposite Troy before speaking: "Troy, you've always been relatively restrained, but today you made a huge mistake. You shouldn't have launched such a large-scale hacking attack, and even more so, you shouldn't have chosen The New York Times as your target."

  "Troy burst out laughing and said, 'Professor Vincent, you only got the first half of that sentence right. I can't agree with the second half. Choosing The New York Times as a target wasn't a big deal, but my biggest mistake was underestimating your abilities. I didn't expect there to be such a mastermind among you. I admit defeat graciously.'"

  Professor Vincent naturally knew that Troy was referring to the mysterious person he had been dealing with, but unfortunately, Professor Vincent also didn't know who this person was. After thinking for a moment, Professor Vincent raised his own question: "Troy, I'd like to know how you and he got into conflict. If you don't mind, could you tell me?"

  Troy was taken aback by his words and hesitated, saying: "What? He's not one of you?"

  As a master hacker, Troy naturally had strong logical analysis skills. Upon hearing Professor Vincent's words, he immediately sensed the problem within.

  Professor Vincent chuckled and said, "He's not one of us. We don't even know who he is. As far as we're concerned, we have no information about him at all. That's why I want to understand what happened between you two. Maybe we can infer his identity from that."

  Troy fell silent for a moment, then sighed and said: "Okay, I don't need to hide anything either - I spent more than two months writing a Trojan horse virus, and this morning I embedded it into the New York Times' webpage - can you give me a computer? I want to introduce you to the working principle of this virus."

  Professor Vincent seemed very pleased and immediately had someone bring over a laptop. Troy opened the computer, connected to his database, and directly pulled out the virus. He then began to speak with great enthusiasm. Professor Vincent knew that Troy was highly skilled in virus programming, so he listened carefully. After Troy finished speaking, Professor Vincent nodded repeatedly and said: "As expected of Troy, this virus is quite formidable. At least it has already exceeded the boundaries of Trojan viruses and is somewhat similar to worm viruses."

  "Troy smiled and said, 'Thank you for the professor's affirmation. Now that you have a very deep understanding of this virus, how long do you think it will take to crack it?'"

  Professor Vincent hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'm not an expert in this area, so I don't know much about it. However, judging from the characteristics of this virus, I think even professionals would find it difficult to crack."

  Troy nodded slightly with a hint of pride and chuckled, "You're right, even as the creator of this virus program, it took me quite some effort to find a way to crack it, however..."

  Troy paused, a thoughtful expression on his face. After a moment, he let out a long sigh and said, "But... when I embedded this virus into the New York Times website for less than half an hour, this person had already cracked it."

  Troy's tone was full of helplessness and depression, after all, this was the fuse that led to his capture. Thinking about how quickly the other side cracked the virus, Troy's pride vanished into thin air, leaving only fear in his heart, yes, fear!

  All along, he thought he was the best in this area, undeniable, and indeed it was true. In the hacker community, if you want to talk about familiarity with viruses, Troy can definitely be ranked in the top three. However, unfortunately, until today, he finally realized: He is just a clown, and in front of this mysterious person, he is nothing but a nobody!