A hacker with more than 30 years of expertise delving deeply into software and data has uncovered the most terrifying things he has ever seen, and it’s not for the faint of heart.
You can immediately tell what kind of information is on there since he began by remembering those “destructive attackers” who “want to see the world burn.”
The unnamed individual clarified that he used to think of himself as a “black hat” of the internet, meaning he was not constrained by any moral standards.
He now calls himself a “white hat,” a group of online good samaritans who are legally obligated, profess to serve for the greater good, and are often entrusted.
With identifying security software flaws. The man clarified that part of his new job is to look for’significant risk’ vulnerabilities in systems.
The hacker said to VICE in 2021: “I also do things like hunt the criminals who are targeting hospitals or who are targeting the businesses that I’m looking out for.”
