The 1985 movie Prime Risk was a major influence on the choice of hacker handles for some individuals due to its theme of finding ways to rip off ATM machines. The lead character and his friends use a spectrum analyzer to hack ATMs and retrieve cash in the film.
A disturbing and irrelevant conversation is mentioned, followed by a story that is not explained.
A journalist shares the story of a young hacker who accessed the Twitter feed of his school principal. Initially hesitant to publish the story, the journalist eventually saw it as a tale of a unique, intelligent student failed by the public school system.
The host shares his experience of growing up in an environment where there were no decent people and how he engaged in shoplifting food with his mother and grandmother. His first encounter with a decent person was his high school teacher.
The speaker shares a personal experience of ripping off someone and the moral and ethical implications of engaging in cybercrime, highlighting the tragic end of the person who ran Evolution Marketplace, who ended up committing suicide.