The cursor began to move on its own. It glided slowly across his desktop, hovering over his bank's shortcut. Then, the webcam’s small white light clicked on.
“Accessing Local Storage…” “Uploading ‘Tax_Returns_2021.pdf’…” “Uploading ‘Client_Contracts_Master.xlsx’…” The cursor began to move on its own
He stayed that way for ten minutes before his phone buzzed in his pocket. It was a text from an unknown number. hovering over his bank's shortcut. Then
“Initializing Decryption Protocol…” “Scanning local networks…” The cursor began to move on its own
Leo held his breath. He expected to see a list of routers. Instead, the green text flickered and turned blood-red.
He double-clicked the icon. A black terminal window popped up, green text scrolling at a nauseating speed.