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Hacking the Hacker Walkthrough and Rewards

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This is a walkthrough for Gig: Hacking the Hacker, a Gig Quest in Cyberpunk 2077. Read on to learn all the available choices in Gig: Hacking the Hacker, how to get the best possible result, tips and strategies for the Quest, and all available rewards.

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Gig: Hacking the Hacker Basic Information

Quest Type Gig
Act -
Quest No. -
Lifepath All

How to Unlock Gig: Hacking the Hacker

Quest Unlock Conditions Attain Street Cred Tier 2 in Santo Domingo.

Gig: Hacking the Hacker Rewards

Rewards
・6340 Eddies
・565 Exp

Gig: Hacking the Hacker Walkthrough

Gig: Hacking the Hacker Quest Objectives

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Objectives
1 Cyberpunk 2077 - Enter the megabuilding
Objective Icon.pngEnter the megabuilding.
Go to the marked location and enter the elevator on the ground floor. Select 19: Apartments on the elevator panel to move up to your destination.
2 Cyberpunk 2077 - Get inside 6th Street
Objective Icon.pngGet inside 6th Street's hideout.
The hideout is on the other side of the building.
Method 1: You can fight your way through their hideout as the enemies are relatively easy to deal with. Just be careful of the sniper from the big hole in the wall.
Method 2: For a stealthier approach, distract the guards on the walkway and make your way to the staircase on your right. If you have 6 Body points, you can force the door open.
3 Cyberpunk 2077 - Upload the virus onto 6th Street netrunner
Objective Icon.pngUpload the virus onto 6th Street netrunner's computer.
Once inside, head upstairs (Method 1) or crawl through the shutters (Method 2) to get to the room where the computer is. Interact with the computer to upload the virus.
Optional: El Capitan will ask you to take out Lucius. He will be in the same room where the computer is.
4 Cyberpunk 2077 - Leave the 6th Street hideout
Objective Icon.pngLeave the 6th Street hideout.
After uploading the virus, escape the hideout and return to the elevator. If you engaged in combat, there will be a few enemies waiting for you on the ground floor. Just kill them.
5 Cyberpunk 2077 - Go to the Drop Point
Objective Icon.pngGo to the Drop Point.
Once you reach the ground floor, El Capitan will call you then you can collect your reward in the designated Drop Point to finish the quest.

Hacking the Hacker Choices and Best Choice

Best Choice

As mentioned above, you can aproach this gig in two ways - either by stealth or shooting your way to the goal. It's recommended to just fight the 6th Street as they are relatively easy to defeat. Plus, you can get some decent loot from them.

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All Gig Guides

Quest Quest Giver Rec. Level
Gig: A Lack of Empathy Dino Any
Gig: An Inconvenient Killer Dino Any
Gig: Backs Against The Wall Regina Any
Gig: Big Pete's Got Big Problems Dakota Any
Gig: Bring Me The Head of Gustavo Orta Padre -
Gig: Concrete Cage Trap Regina Any
Gig: Dancing on a Minefield Dakota Any
Gig: Desperate Measures El Capitan Any
Gig: Eye for an Eye Padre -
Gig: Family Heirloom Rogue -
Gig: Family Matters El Capitan Any
Gig: Fixer, Merc, Soldier, Spy Regina -
Gig: For My Son El Capitan -
Gig: Freedom of The Press Regina Any
Gig: Getting Warmer... Wakako Any
Gig: Hacking The Hacker El Capitan Any
Gig: Life's Work Padre Any
Gig: MIA Dakota Any
Gig: Nasty Hangover Rogue Any
Gig: No Fixers Dakota Any
Gig: Old Friends Padre Any
Gig: Olive Branch Wakako -
Gig: On a Tight Leash Padre Any
Gig: Psychofan Padre -
Gig: Race to The Top El Capitan -
Gig: Rite of Passage Regina Any
Gig: Scrolls Before Swine Regina Any
Gig: Serial Suicide Dino Any
Gig: Sparring Partner Dakota Any
Gig: Sr. Ladrillo's Private Collection Padre Any
Gig: The Frolics of Councilwoman Cole Dino Any
Gig: The Lord Giveth and Taketh Away Padre -
Gig: The Union Strikes Back Rogue Any
Gig: Two Wrongs Makes Us Right Mr. Hands Any
Gig: Until Death Do Us Part Wakako
Gig: Wakako's Favorite Wakako Any
Gig: We Have Your Wife Wakako -
Gig: Welcome to America, Comrade Regina -
Gig: Tyger and Vulture Wakako 1
Gig: Troublesome Neighbors Regina 2
Gig: Bloodsport Regina 4
Gig: Trevor's Last Ride Dakota 5
Gig: Woman of La Mancha Regina 5
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Lt. Mower Regina 7
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Second Chances Regina 7
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Six Feet Under Regina 7
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Ticket to The Major Leagues Regina 7
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Where The Bodies Hit The Floor Regina 7
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Demons of War Regina 10
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Lex Talionis Regina 10
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Smoke on The Water Regina 10
Gig: Catch a Tyger's Toe Regina 10
Gig: Flight of the Cheetah Regina 10
Gig: Occupational Hazard Regina 10
Gig: Playing For Keeps Regina 10
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Bloody Ritual Regina 15
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Discount Doc Regina 15
Cyberpsycho Sighting: House on a Hill Regina 15
Cyberpsycho Sighting: The Wasteland Regina 15
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Under The Bridge Regina 15
Gig: Breaking News El Capitan 15
Gig: Dirty Biz Regina 15
Gig: Dogtown Saints Mr. Hands 15
Gig: Heaviest of Hearts Mr. Hands 15
Gig: Hippocratic Oath Regina 15
Gig: Last Login Regina 15
Gig: Lousy Kleppers Regina 15
Gig: Many Ways to Skin a Cat Regina 15
Gig: Monster Hunt Regina 15
Gig: Prototype In The Scraper Mr. Hands 15
Gig: Roads to Redemption Mr. Hands 15
Gig: Serious Side Effects El Capitan 15
Gig: Shark in the Water Regina 15
Gig: Spy in the Jungle Mr. Hands 15
Gig: Talent Academy Mr. Hands 15
Gig: The Heisenberg Principle Regina 15
Gig: The Man Who Killed Jason Foreman Mr. Hands 15
Gig: Treating Symptoms Mr. Hands 15
Gig: Waiting for Dodger Mr. Hands 15
Hi Ho Silver Lining Mr. Hands 15
Gig: A Shrine Defiled Wakako 20
Gig: Cuckoo's Nest El Capitan 20
Gig: Error 404 El Capitan 20
Gig: Fifth Column Padre 20
Gig: Flying Drugs Dakota 20
Gig: Going Up or Down? Padre 20
Gig: Greed Never Pays Wakako 20
Gig: Severance Package El Capitan 20
Gig: Small Man, Big Evil Regina 20
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Letter of The Law Regina 25
Cyberpsycho Sighting: On Deaf Ears Regina 25
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Phantom of Night City Regina 25
Cyberpsycho Sighting: Seaside Cafe Regina 25
Gig: Goodbye, Night City Dakota 25
Gig: Going-Away Party El Capitan 30
Gig: Jeopardy Padre 30
Gig: Radar Love Dakota 30
Gig: Guinea Pigs Dino 35
Gig: Hot Merchandise Rogue 40

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