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Jay Leiderman isn't your normal defense attorney. He's committed his career to defending hackers, including Anonymous, the world's most secretive and famous hacking organization.

The super-secretive hacker known as MalwareTech became famous when he dismantled the WannaCry computer virus, one of the most alarming privacy threats in recent memory. But the praise was cut short when the FBI arrested him for creating a virus that gave hackers access to people's banking credentials. Was he just doing research to stop criminal activity or engaging in criminal activity himself?

In the wake of the Panama Papers hacking scandal, computer programmer Smári McCarthy decided he needed to apply his "hacking for good" philosophy to politics. As a member of the Pirate Party - a political party formed around the concept of extreme transparency - Smári was elected to Parliament in Iceland and is trying to use a hacker mindset to improve his country and the world.

What happens when an SUV going 75 miles-per-hour down a highway is hacked from a remote computer? Two researchers in Pittsburgh want to make sure we never find out. As cars have become more automated, they're becoming more hackable. But the only way to stop car hacking is to actually learn how to hack into cars and uncover their vulnerabilities.

Around 1 in 60 people on the globe rely on the coffee supply chain for their livelihood. But it's an antiquated system, rife with uncertainty, unfairness, and even corruption. Bext360 wants to change that. They're using machine vision, artificial intelligence, and blockchain payments to bring the largest un-automated system in the world into the digital age.