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Before being caught by the CIA, a French hacker escaped the police for a long time. He started his activity very young and then experienced prison. A few days before the release of his book, he confided exclusively in the 20 Hours.
He is two years old and he is already fascinated by screens. These will be his childhood games and then his teenage excesses. At 17, the CIA considers Florent Curtet as the chief of cybercrime in France. The gifted person’s only friend is his computer. “I had this friend who was always there, available. I could turn it on by pressing a button and I discovered the immensity of the possibilities”says Florent Curtet, author of “Hack me if you can”.
Arrested as he prepares to pass his baccalaureate
At 12, Florent has already made a name for himself in the world of hackers, computer hackers. He spends his nights there and learns quickly. He sells data online, reproduces credit card codes and plunders dozens of bank accounts to give gifts to his classmates. Victim of school bullying, he then becomes the star of the college. But the American services will locate the young pirate. After months of investigation, he is arrested at the family home as he prepares to pass his baccalaureate.
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