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• July 25, 2026

Over the past few decades, several mysterious hackers have captured the public’s imagination, but none like Phineas Fisher. A decade after his most famous hack, Phineas remains, by most accounts, the most prolific and public hacker ever caught. As part of our series on the biggest cybersecurity mysteries of all time, we delve into the