12 Aug Convicted Hacker Turned Retro Gaming Manufacturer, Online Retailer
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
Sausalito, Calif. – Aug. 12, 2026
Cybercrime Magazine Podcast Host Scott Schober recently interviewed Dustin Holden, a reformed hacker who pled guilty to computer fraud and was convicted in 2017. His crimes reportedly caused $181,000 in damages.
Holden has since founded MakeMHz, an Atlanta metro area-based manufacturer and online retailer for open-source hardware, tools, and electronic kits focused on modifications to retro gaming consoles and computers.
A recent GamesRadar article revealed an XBOX secret that Holden kept for five years.
Schober, a well known Cybersecurity expert, inventor, and author, was a video game pirate when he was a teenager.
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