A new line of text began to type itself at the bottom of the open txt file, appearing letter by letter as if someone were sitting right next to me: I see you found the list, Elias.
My breath hitched. My name isn't on my computer's public profile. Download x100 Accounts txt
There are 101 accounts in this file now, the text continued. Scroll down. A new line of text began to type
Each line represented a person who, at this very moment, might be pouring coffee, stuck in traffic, or tucking a child into bed, entirely unaware that the digital lock on their front door had just been picked. There are 101 accounts in this file now, the text continued
The file was named x100_Accounts.txt . It sat in the "Downloads" folder, a digital Trojan horse pulsing with the quiet potential of a hundred stolen lives.