When the country of Israel needs help on the digital battlefield, they turn to their own Unit 8200. Comprised of the smartest hackers and computer engineers in the country, they are the country's last line of cyber defense.

He lived his early hacker life on the run. The man known as Dark Dante hacked mobsters, the government and even a radio station to win himself a free Porsche. This is the story of Kevin Poulsen.

The man loved drugs, women and dogs (not necessarily in that order). He also created anti-virus software that ran on practically every computer. He lived and partied hard. This is the story of John McAfee.

How was an entire country's nuclear program completely derailed by a computer virus engineered by a foreign government? This is the story of Stuxnet.

He masterminded one of the largest cases of credit card fraud in history. He hacked and partied his way into cybercrime lore. This is the story of Albert Gonzalez aka Soupnazi.

Bonus: Lizard Squad Christmas Day Hack

When one lone computer hacker from the U.K. becomes obsessed with aliens, hacking into NASA to expose them is the only thing that makes sense. This is the story of Gary McKinnon.

During the 2016 Presidential election, the server of the DNC was hacked. Embarassing details were leaked. Was it the Russians? The Chinese? Or was it a lone hacker? This is the story of Guccifer 2.0.

The 1980's represented the dawn of the hacker age. No group represents the early days of hacking more than LoD, aka the Legion of Doom.

The United States government has done some shady stuff. Spying on American citizens on US soil is just another example. This is the story of the man who exposed it. One man and his Rubick’s Cube.

The year was 1987. A Chicago television station's broadcast was eerily interrupted by someone in a Max Headroom mask.

If there was an original gangster of the information superhighway, Kevin Mitnick (aka Condor) would be it.

Despite the popularity of The Silk Road, life for Ross Ulbricht (aka the Dread Pirate Roberts) is spiraling out of control and law enforcement is at his heels.

When Ross Ulbricht decided to go into business for himself, he had no idea that he was going to make history as an international darknet drug kingpin. This is Part 1 of the story of The Silk Road.

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