Mind Hacking

Summary
The ability to manipulate the mind of living creatures through various neural implants, drugs, hypnosis, and other procedures is highly controversial, dangerous, and in most cases illegal. Despite the fears many have, both of the ethical implications as well as the possibility of arrest, the desire to enhance one's own mental prowess or control the actions of another person is enough to keep the mind hacking industry afloat. Finding those who are willing and capable of preforming the operations is difficult and dangerous in its own right. Many people who thought they were going in for an enhancement end up the mind slaved pawns or involuntary organ donors.

The creation of a mind slave is not an exact science since every person reacts differently to the operations. The simpler their task, the easier it is for them to carry it out. Regardless of how simple their orders are, human beings are sociable and complicated, which means that mind slaves will almost always expose themselves eventually, usually by acting in ways that are very odd or socially unacceptable. For this reason, most mind slaves are used briefly so that their masters can take advantage of them quickly before deposing them. This dynamic has made mind slaves excellent suicide shock troops, ready to die without concern to their own safety. The use of these kinds of attacks has become so relatively common throughout the years that the unwitting attackers have acquired a special name: Mords.

Many other types of hack exist, such as those that can quicken reaction time or increase memory. Even still, these hacks are usually heavily regulated or outright banned. Many security devices have scanners designed to detect non-organic mind hacks as well as other prosthetics. Since these types of scanners are more common where the law is present, many bio-hackers (people who purposefully enhance their bodies), are forced to live and operate in less reputable areas. Despite the restrictions placed on the general public, many exceptions are made for those with money or power. It is not uncommon for people with well paid, fast paced, and highly skilled jobs to find ways to enhance themselves, further empowering them to succeed. Such an advantage is exactly one of the main reasons why mind hacking is suppose to be so illegal in the first place.