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The story of Icarus serves as an analogy for how Brave browser offers advanced feature while maintaining user privacy. Meanwhile, the Xbox underground hacking crew gained unauthorized access to networks of various video game companies.
A group of hackers analyze machine code and hardware specifications to reverse engineer software. They find potential buyers for the software but one member is worried about the situation getting out of hand.
The speaker describes how they and a friend reported cybercrimes they witnessed on Xbox Live to authorities, which ultimately led to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator.
A person named Armin used a fake Microsoft employee badge to get onto the campus for about a year while learning the layout, and an unknown person (Person A) provided evidence for the indictment. The campus has a soccer field and offers free sodas while being surrounded by brilliant minds.
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A man tells the story of how he was accused of stealing millions of dollars and the authorities tried to intimidate his family into confessing, despite having no evidence against him.
A raid at the hacker mansion resulted in the confiscation of numerous electronic items such as gaming consoles, Microsoft discs, Sony discs, and Sega Genesis games. A federal agent shared that his friend is interested in acquiring the old Sega Genesis games that had been confiscated.
A former hacker discusses his and another hacker's actions as teenagers, when they likely went beyond hacking to make money through illegal means.
The speaker describes an unexpected visit from the FBI and how they could have just arrested him if they wanted to.
The speaker ponders on the difficult choice one would make between going to jail or dying and reflects on someone who seemed to prefer death over going to jail. They also mention receiving a phone call at 3 am and stopping the charging of their phone.
Sanad recounts the experience of serving time in prison for 18 months for a crime he claimed he did not commit, feeling as though he was losing his freedom.
A man recounts his experience of hacking FIFA game to make and sell coins, which led to police going after him and his co-hacker. He reflects on how some hackers got away, while others faced prosecution and prison time.
The speaker describes being interrogated by Secret Service agents about encrypted messaging and their suspicions of illegal activity. They also mention the reluctance of employers to allow time off for personal matters and the lack of credentials shown by the agents.
Sanad was denied permission to attend his family's out-of-state wedding and felt discriminated against due to his Middle Eastern background as he described being interrogated like a possible terrorist.
A man shares his experience struggling with opioid addiction and his encounter with a probation officer who refused to offer help to him, despite his request for medication-assisted treatment. He provides details on the effects of opioids and the negative impact it has on individuals' lives and describes how the judge's intervention saved his life.
The second and final part of the story of Schizo and Sanad, two Iraqi hackers who took on ISIS online.