Inside the Teenage Hacker Mafia Terrorizing the Internet | Proton Data Wars

Teenage hackers stole millions, brought Las Vegas casinos to a standstill, hacked some of the world's biggest companies and then turned on each other. In this episode of Data War, we investigate The Com, the loose online community behind groups like Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$ and ACG. From SIM swapping and ransomware to kidnappings, swatting and extremist networks, this is the story of how a generation of hackers grew into one of the world's most dangerous criminal networks. #ViceNews #LasVegas #TheCom Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vicenews?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews ============================ Inside the Teenage Hacker Mafia Terrorizing the Internet | Proton Data Wars | VICE News https://www.youtube.com/@VICENews

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