Packrat Symbol Code: Acolytes
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Leader: Acolyte
About Acolyte: Acolyte is the leader of the Acolytes, a member of the Packrat factions. The Acolytes are a group of techno savvy hackers who use the latest technology to infiltrate and attack the government. Acolyte used to be a member of the Terror Hack before he split his team off from them and joined the Packrats. Acolyte is reclusive and had a mate pair named Sim who died of a juice overdose when the drug dealer Rage poisoned his dose. Acolyte had a run in with Rage and it almost killed him. Acolyte provides hacking entertainment on the big board at the tech and ware nightclub Hack on the weekends and overnight making money which he uses to fund the Acolytes at the Packrat Sprawl. Acolyte is a Level 8 hacker and a skilled developer and creates systems and scripts his team uses for hacking. He is familiar with cybernetics, DNa-based technology, nanomachines and multiple complex computer programming languages.
Short Description: Techno savvy hackers
Member of: The Packrats
Past Affiliation: The Terror Hack
Main Occupation: Hacking, Hacktivism, infiltrating the government, creating scripts and codes for hacking into systems. Acolyte Hacking Targets: the SenseNet, the Corporation, the Psi Faction, the Triumvirate, the Elite government
The Acolyte Forward Base: The Forward Base is the technology hub for the Acolytes and includes all the latest machines, hardline terminals and computer equipment a hacker could want. There is even a psi synch device and radio setup that Rom uses for his subversive radio show Packrat Underground. The mainframe backup is also in the Acolyte Forward Base and is managed by Acolyte.
Key Members: Chase was a junior hacker in the Terror Hack managed by Acolyte who was elevated to full status when the Acolytes came over to the Packrats. Chase actually has a crush on Acolyte but is a loyal hacker and member of the group. Chase usually acts as a trail for hacks for other Acolyte members.
Hacking Activity: Acolyte and his hackers go on missions based on Acolytes planning and strategy that impact the government. These missions are choreographed to aligned with government announcements or new laws that are enacted. Acolyte keeps these plans secret and has many fingers in the Elite government, Parliament and the Zone Police. The government passed a law that all systems on the gridscan have to have a backdoor. Acolyte has infiltrated many of these corporate backdoors and uses that as his in. These backdoors which allow the government to access companies websites also make them rich targets for hackers. Acolyte has hacked the government multiple times and not been caught. He has even erased data from Zone Police systems. His hackers are savvy and use the gridscan and virtual reality headgear and senso gloves for some of their hacks. Hacking also occurs with the psi synch device and the hackers Acolyte has are also trained as jet jockets who surf the virtual reality gridscaen view.
Acolyte Trivia: Acolyte created the Mole System which the Packrats use to infiltrate the government and the SenseNet. The program has a port sniffer and various network and host infiltration tools.