Cam’s story is both a cautionary tale and inspirational at the same time. He’s been both an attacker and defender. And not the legal kind of attacker. He has caused half a million dollars in damages with his attacks. Attacks that arose from a feeling of seeing injustices in the world. Listen to his story.

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Sources

• BBC: The teenage hackers who’ve been given a second chance
• https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-40655656/uk-s-first-boot-camp-hopes-to-reform-teenage-hackers
• https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/
• https://www.csa.limited/
• https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/teenager-who-ddosed-governments-seaworld-receives-no-jail-time/
• https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/education-skills/11-19-year-olds