16 Jul Scott Schober: Video Game Pirate Turned Cybersecurity Expert, Inventor, and Author
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
Sausalito, Calif. – Jul. 16, 2025
Scott Schober, cybersecurity expert, inventor, and author of the popular book “Hacked Again”, joined Cybercrime Magazine Podcast hosts Paul John Spaulding, Kyle Haglund, and Sam White, to discuss his past growing up as a video game pirate, and how it led to a long and rewarding career as one of the top people in our industry.
Schober took us on our journey, covering his first foray into video game piracy when he was a teenager, to his experience at Atari’s headquarters, to meeting one of his idols, the world’s most famous hacker, Kevin Mitnick, when the two of them sat together one-on-one for three hours over beers at a bar.
This entertaining 40-minute video is filled with interesting stories and promises to be summer fun whether you’re at the office, in your living room, poolside, or at the beach.
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