The Million-Dollar Hacker
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.ย. 2019
- Tommy DeVoss used to break into websites illicitly. But after serving time for his crimes, he now uses his skills to earn an honest living. Through arrangements known as bug bounty programs, companies pay him to find security holes in their systems. He’s now earned more than $1 million in this emerging profession. This is an episode of Next Jobs, a mini-documentary series about careers of the future hosted by Bloomberg Technology’s Aki Ito.
Video by Victoria Blackburne-Daniell, David Nicholson, Henry Baker
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Hacking only works at night in dark rooms.
With hoodies.
I'm looking for a hacker
Ben Klock cause thats when the computer programs go to sleep
Aki Ito what’s yo Instagram
Don't forget the backlit keyboards.
He is not a hacker. He didnt wear a black hoodie.
Bisayawa
He's a white hacker = clean guy
Black hacker = destroyer mostly hide themselves
@@naizomasunday822 i know. I was makin a joke
Yeah...to bad he got redemption 😁
The story is fake anyway.
Dee B or a Guy Fawkes mask
Prison, Hacks and JDM this guy living every 15 year old dreams
Im 20 and he is living my dream too =)
15 year olds dream of prison? 😂
Lmfao prison
facts
@@akshajajay5900 The deluded ones.
When his daughter is older her boyfriend will be like "hi im brandon" and he will be like "i know"😂
proceeds to tell his bank account details where hes born and his birthday and his great gran gran grand parents
@@sasmitvaidya3594 But it didn't... Lol
Yep
@@sasmitvaidya3594 don't worry it'll blow up in about a year.. lol bet⁉️
@@sasmitvaidya3594 hooooold up
Even this guy covers his webcam
Wow wouldn't care otherwise (sarcasm)
Kushagra Garg The more you the more humble. Hi isn't idiot he knows there skill people out there
U didnt notice the "Paranoid by choice" sticker on the laptop just for gigless right??? XD
Every person who works in IT security knows why to cover that
I don't cover mind since you will get nothing.....
Can we ignore the laptop, the missing light in the room and the car for a moment and appreciate that he really seems to work hard for his daughter and might be a damn awesome dad?
Awesome dad to his two awesome cars?
@@stevenxdavis Lol
Knowing him, he is.
213JMD213 its normal and not gonna harm his daughter
@@ramade9040 who says?? lmfaoo nigga cigs are harmful
"The fact that I've been doing it for so long" - This is the #1 advise to all bug bounty wannabe hunters out there. It takes persistence and hard work and pays off in the long run.
Bug bounty is hard af 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@Behemoth you gotta problem with that stoner?
are you a bug bounty hunter?
@@cheesybeast1721 I don't think he is, look at his name..
Yes there is no magic here
Nice mini-documentary.
From into jail to a $600.000 salary with working only 10 hours a week. You did the right thing dude.
"My other computer is your computer" lolz that's great
My favorite part of the whole video. I want that sticker for my laptop
@@phonesandstuff7098 Bugcrowd (another hacker platform just like HackerOne) has them and you could easily ask them for one via their Twitter or any convention that they are attending
I have that on my laptop 😂
Hey i have received this t-shirt from bugcrowd "My other computer is your computer "
A nerd with a good taste of car, appreciated
It's quite common.
Is "nerd" a bad thing?
@@hakunamatata3520 nah, I'm a nerd too
nerd is in your eyes lol
Indeed
I feel like they 100% went out for drinks or dinner and banged after this.
Paul O'Connor he has a daughter
@@defterdanub4703 so? Is he married? How does having a kid keep you from wanting to get laid? 😂😂
I came here to see this comment
Without this comment the video is meaning less
I was gonna type the same just before reading your comment 😂
Dad: "She will get anything in the world she wants"
Daughter: "I want to hit daddy's car"
I was privileged to work with Hacker_fmt via IG,he the best I got 💯💯
even after twice in prison, his mum never lost a trust to her son..
That's why she is mom! only person will never ever choose anything else over you.
My mom lost trust in me because I smoke weed smh
@@rodpipper3618 I dont think trust is the ryt word for ur situation it's more of disappointment.
Parents are weird.
@Gitesh Mehta Bhartiya They are also the reason why some kids run the house, and end up in gangs because they have nobody to say "hey , Billy, stop being a dick".
He didn’t wear his seat belt
Not only he is a hacker he is a gangster
multiple flames shot as well from the anti lag..
Real gangsta's wear seat belt! - 2pac
Tupac wasn't a real gangsta. More a wanna be thug.
Or a dumbass
@@shamusonyu5750 He didnt gangbang but he did work with some gangs and was worked with crips for a bit.
its funny how they try to make it seem he is actually making all this money by just chilling and working like 5 hours a week but the real reality is the time lapse they had at 8:57 showing how much work,thinking, and stress it involves. it also requires endless amount of learning and knowledge
Fully inked gangster hacker, making half a million a year with 5-10 hours hacking a week on a little laptop is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
What a legend.
He looks like he drinks at the same bar as Dominic Toreto and the Prison Break gang.
True lol
I dont drink lol
Tommy DeVoss what language do you hack with?
@@finalhourhd8822 that's not a valid question
Tommy DeVoss I meant what programming language(s) or tool(s), do you use?
He lives with his mom he’s definitely legit
Lol I dont live with her, I ad recently moved back from Las Vegas, and was staying with her over the summer while waiting for my new place to be ready to move into.
Tommy DeVoss I know, I was joking. Don’t hack me
Tommy DeVoss hi tommy
Tommy DeVoss tommy can u help me I need something to do for me
Ebdwee Ebdwee he’s no joke bro he already hacked me
He got all that money but he lives like he makes 20k a year lol
RelaxingMusicStop thats called saving
He's bein smart with it.
RelaxingMusicStop Or he just finds 0day bugs once every year lol
That's how you stay as a millionaire, take notes.
And thats why he has money and you don't.
"Securing the internet is a nice, side effect, but I do it for the money"
VA is for Hu$tl3r$
"anybody that had huge budgets that should had secure systems but didn't"
now thats truth
Ok amanullah
Ok Danny Phantom
security is always a cost, so they not going to pay till get hacked, see Uber as an example
Tommy has an Eminem vibe about himself
100 Words he’s just tryna take care of Hailey.
100 Words true
If you had one shot, one opportunity, to hack for money, would you capture it ... or just let it slip XD
@@iggyblog284 what a coincidence, in hacking there is a thing called capture the flag (CTF)😜😜
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Hacker: "My other computer is your computer"
TshepIso Letuka 🤣🤣
It's our computer
This is really great
I wouldn't say HACKER_FMT on Instagram his the best but I recommend tested and trusted 💯
5-10 hours a week and he gains half a million a year
Hard work makes the dream work
Work smart not hard.
@@9051team True
He did the leg work in his school days
He's into this for 30 years bruh
5-10 precious hours
When the R32 came up, I thought I clicked on the wrong video, because my whole feed on TH-cam is car related things, haha.
Stupid question I'm sure, but it it called an R32 or just called a Skyline? Or are you doing that confusing to not-car-people thing like in Initial D calling a Trueno an AE86??
MrCODEMaster00 Well this might sound redundant to non-car people, but it’s still part of the name; Nissan Skyline GT-R R32. The skyline is part of the legendary name alongside the GT-R lineup. The R32 is the model the car is made into, like the R32, R33, R34 (the most popular) and R35 (the current “skyline”).
Ant it’s an R32...
I thought the same exact thing
I was privileged to work with Hacker_fmt via IG,he the best I got 💯💯
A daughter changes a man.
It is like dad realx
Your comment was perfect ❤
Not really, he still doesn't wear a seatbelt and smokes
True
Thanks to hacker_fmt on Instagram
He's got my work done and I trust and respect him too 👏👏👏
This man deserves his own movie
The reporter sounded like she wanted to get to know him a bit more
Thats what happened, i watched the movie
He's too smart to be a lawyer.
And, he's committed to never breaking the law again. Definitely can't be a lawyer.
facts
@@illuminated2438 Hahhaah
He’s too dangerous to be left alive.
Had the pleasure of working beside Tommy. I'm happy for you bro!
is prison?
me2
Mubeen Khan 😂😂😂😂😂
@@MubeenKhan-dz3lw LOLLLLL
@crimson_noir we worked together at an IT startup here in Richmond Virginia. Norm is still one of my closest friends as a result
He is not an hacker;
He is not wearing the "v for vendetta" mask
"She will get anything in the world she wants" Lol what a dad
I wouldn't say HACKER_FMT on Instagram his the best but I recommend tested and trusted 💯
How to be a hacker
Me: Open CMD and run as Administrator.😂
opening C drive through CMD is the level of hacking I do.
Hahahaha
I'm in
Lol
cant forget the tree command
Hackers IRL : watches memes and browse internet all day.
Hackers on Bloomberg : runs random commands on Linux terminal.
Dharmendar Negi lol wtf
Dharmendar Negi yeah dude was in metasploit like that has any usefulness to it now.
@@Sythorize Whats wrong with metasploit?
Dharmendar Negi it’s true 😂. He is literally running on 4 terminal wtf
jon doe metasploit is basic ep, try using kudons or something more technical with newer exploits
Paid my student loan with bug bounty, this thing is life-saving if you are into the information security field. Thanks, HackerOne!
now what are you doing brother? ~
The best thing about Bug-Bounty is that it will never end
This has taught me to keep breaking the law until I succeed
If you get caught by the cops, you're a failure. You make it only if the FBI gets you. My biggest dream is to be arrested by the FBI wee woo wee woo
@@user-rf4vc7mt4d you are either dumb or clinically affected , which one is accurate ?
🤣🤣🤣
@Pieter De Klein
That only works if you are truly dedicated and educated to perfect your life of crime.
Even without crime,.anything you are dedicated to and practice to perfection to, you will be one of.the Greatest, if not the Greatest at that career. Winning📀🏆💰
Amazing amazing report. Finally a real world show of a hacker not idiotic Hollywood bullcrap
It's a fake story Go to hacker one and search tommy devoss he is ranked 24th and it shows no proof of him winning a million dollars according to Bloomberg on September 6th. Fyi if you did not know this video is coded with numbers such 3 and 666.
I mean, having him look at his computer with the lights off is idiotic Hollywood bullcrap
@@syawkcab All my computer Science engineer including me do the same....Why you say is not real? we have family we can't just simply have the lights on plus you concentrate more!!! Is not like in movies we don´t enter in excitement and hack everything
@@ZackWolfMusic the amount of money we make isnt listed on our profiles, but if you would like I can post screen shots of my account and my total earnings from any of the platforms I am on, to show you the numbers are real, and I am not a paid actor.
@@dawgyg hi, did you think of making an online hacking school with your courses?
In a movie, after convicting him they’d have given him the option of prison, or employment with the CIA.
Strolch Motto yes What it is
Neo should hire this guy in the matrix.
if so, i guess he would have denied the deal
@Strolch Motto Tommy the hardest hacker.
@Jaako Ibba catch me if you can?
Love the mom. She looks so concerned and worried about her adult son. ❤️
7:01 Santiago is really that talented with his Peugeot.
Glad to see that Next Jobs is back. It's a well-made, awesome series. Keep it up!
He should not have been sent to prison, he should have been sent to college.
Blitznstitch2 he would not have gotten where he is if he had been sent to college!
It’s so ridiculous treating such a talented guy like this. Obviously a little bit more of orientation and this guy would be from the start earning honest money. The government should have hired him the first time he hacked their systems instead of sending him to jail...
@@mus0075 he would have become much better ... Just think about the precious time wasted in prison ...
27% of those in IT are dropouts
I agree, getting caught hacking in highschool which sent him to juvenile is just dumb. Why not teach him about the consequences and about the careers he can pursue to make the internet safer.
i have that "My other computer is your computer" sticker that I won at a convention and its one of the coolest things i have ever seen.
"I want her to be a hacker, but mom wants here to be a dancer"
Father-daughter hacker team sounds awesome! 😎🤜🏻
He ain't a nerd, he is an innovator.
How’s is he an innovator? Like, no hate, but he didn’t innovate anything.
Plus, why can’t nerds be innovators? Look at Elon Musk.
Tommy: it'd be cool to hack together with my daughter
Me: can I be your daughter please 🥺
This was a super interesting post. Thank you!
They really need to reform the “system” when we end up sending bored smart people to prison.
Brian J Malmsteen I think there needs to be rebuking, but then set them on the right path. We don’t want people like this against us we want them on our side
The fact that he can get life in prison for hacking is some bullshit
@@lorrainesimser446?? yeah your right he shouldn't be held accountable for their skills. hell people who can break into houses and steal wealth shouldn't be sent to prison either. theyre skilled.
Kopf Jager there is no real physical danger in hacking compared to breaking in houses
@@dusscode lol that's a dumb statement , hacking a airplane or a self driving car could lead to a physical danger , also bank account could lead to suicide...
She was into him after he told her he made More than 600k after working for 6-9hrs a week
I was privileged to work with Hacker_fmt via IG,he the best I got 💯💯
Even I'm a man still get into a man who made 600K a week, You know when you have money everyone want to be friends with you.
@@goblinslayer6375 True, the sentiment that women are bad just forgets that almost everyone is bad in those ways
@@goblinslayer6375 I loved your anime, but it's a shame I never got to see your face
The drink says it all...
mad respect to these kinds of people
This is the definition of winning, 2 skylines and a being an insane ethical hacker.
All the people talking about Tommy "Smoking" I definitely think he got this habbit in prison and sooner or later he'll be done with it ..
it's true that people can never appreciate somebody success and always try to find faults in others just to put themselves on ease of not making it like he did. My 2 cents
most people don't realize that he was a hacker which is usually different from real life crimes, even most hackers themselves don't realize how bad what they are doing is, till it's too late, spending 4 years with murderers, rapists really can change a person, so I am kinda surprised that it changed him for better
I wouldn't say HACKER_FMT on Instagram his the best but I recommend tested and trusted 💯
It's just smoking you virgins, get a grip.
Great work Aki! I want to see more content coming from you!
*Your kindness and dedication towards your job shows how professional you’re when it comes to this I’m really happy to encounter your skills*
Background Music was Great
during whole video
Great Editor!
Nice prisons tats for a cyber nerd. Definitely makes him look tough haha but definitely a great dude. He seems cool.
Praneet Castelino for a cyber need huh u fuxking loser
My buddy has one of the nicest prison tats (pluck). Its a sleeve of a robotic grim reaper.
5:46 even the dog is chill out and snooze in the interveiw
"She's the most important thing in this world, instead of me. She'll get anything in the world she wants"
This was very wholesome! I enjoyed hearing his story.
this guy gets 400+ thousand dollars a year, yet he doesn't even have a mousepad
His priorities are somewhere else. Like skylines
mousepads are obsolete with laser, was only needed for mouses with a ball
@@laughingoutloud3713 depends on the desk, a lot of desks are rough and u can/will scratch and mess up the bottom of ur mouse, also its not as smooth
mousepads r definitely optional for laser mice but still very important, otherwise nobody would have them
@@isatntt remember he's rich. he will buy thousands of them LOL
Your bank account wouldn't be more secure than ever if it wasn't for a white hat hacker.
HeadLock are you an hacker too
No comment.
Hi
@child m/ hi
To his mom, getting into trouble means going to prison. I bet Tommy's dad was an Italian Gangsta 🤣
Once I saw the opening shot of the Skyline, there was no turning back
A story about an ex black hat hacker that became a white hat hacker. That's why being a white hat hacker is much more worth it!
The way he dresses i woulda thought the year was gonna be 04'
lolol same here
why?
‘00s never left RVA fashion
Like he just came out of "8 Mile" movie lmao
that or hes about to sell me some shwag
“Please don’t hit daddies car”
Lol I’d be saying the same thing
What a life! From smart school boy to hacker, to jail becoming gangsta, to millionair. Respect, sir. From a gangsta coder from Europe.
'Gangster coder', sorry but your making it sound cringe.
@@QuestForGood if you said it, it would be cringe. Since I am a G, it sounds dope. But I can see why you got it twisted.
@@PrizrenaliZH What does that even mean?. For some reason I think you been watching too much Andrew Tate.
Its very difficult to work on coading you know....technology changes in every seconds.....only sharp mind people can do that....and this man is awesome..
Different states have different judges.. and different IT networks.
Woah! A Skyline GTR! Man I need to look into this bug bounty stuff.
The most emotion he shows "Dont hit daddy's car" lol
what's amazing is he went to prison for so long and didn't lose his hacking skills
Easy there...Aki.
Your inner FANGIRL was on full display.😍😂
Man: So what do you do for a living?
Hacker: I HACK
Prisoner: I killed 2 men with my own hands, what did you do?
Him: Just hacked into a computer
@N212
Nope, it's called "I hack into NASA Computers.
its not just hacker ... its pentration tester or bug bounty hacker
White or grey hat hacker.
@@Justi.n this guy is now white hat hacker .. hes legally doing it ..before he was a black hat hacker strictly doing it for wrong reasons
Justin ? White hat black hat is language to define if it’s legal or illegal. Better terminology for what you’re thinking would be either white box, grey box, or black box. The type of box is the type of info a white hat pen tester has to work with. White box has everything that needs to be known, grey box has something’s that are to be known, and black box has nothing.
@Dougie yes .. whats wrong??
Network security consultant could be another term
"My name is Tommy DeVoss..."
Me: Hmm... you're not
You can literally see how prison changed him into the person he is today, toughened him up!
Tommy is such an OG in the bug crowd
i never thought that eminem was a hacker before he became a rapper. her daughter hailey is big now.
yea, why did I get Eminem vibes too???
😂😂😂😂
I love how they started the video off by showing his cars lmao
I love how there's a town called Mechanicsville
Guy is rich... At his moms house with Honey Smacks on top of the fridge
You dont get it . It's not about the money . Its about what makes you happy .
Mike Honcho house is probably paid for and he’s stacking most of his money away. Genius.
It's actually about not drawing unwanted attention to yourself when you are loaded
He loves what he does and is not some random douche on the internet who loves to flex their wealth.
The only online hacker that I trust and recommend Is HACKER_FMT ON INSTAGRAM
U didn't ask him the most important question of all;Does he say "I'm in" after he get in other computer screen
The way this car vibrates.. 🤔
i actually watched the whole thing was amazing post more like this.
Thank you for taking video shot for us♥️ love you hermana
He is not hacker , he didn't wear a black hoodie and a joker mask?!!
PURULIA ZILLA SCHOOL 😂
"$1million dollars" averages out to about "$600 thousand" after taxes... the living with his mom and sinking close to $200thousand into cars, doesn't give me confidence in his money management skills.
But hell, it's his own money; just hope he's thinking about his future
I mean you only get to judge . Maybe he Is great with his money .
And you've thought about yours? How many millions are you counting?
It's funny you know .. it's really apparent that he loves those cars and that's why it's not sinking his money .. and for a guy who made a million just sitting at home using a laptop and his skills its way more of time management and resource management skills ..
Whats wrong with living his mom
200k on 2 r32’s are u fucken stupid? He probably spent 80k for both or 70k if anything
This video made me search for hacker movies on Google. Thanks
He is brilliant. Kudos to this guy.
why does the mum remind me of Sheldon's mum from Big Bang Theory -
8:08 "she's now the most important thing in the world instead of me"
8:15 *smokes cigarette next to daughter*
Definitely a hypocrite.
DON'T HIT DADDY'S CAR!
Oh fuck off
Well he love smokes, and he love her. So the smoke must be love her too. That's basic equation man, duh.
ok, *boomer*
600k but he is living with mom??!!
I call shenanigans!!
3 years in federal prison for a non-violent crime: *gets prison tats*
had to fit in in order to survive
$636,000 and he's living at his mom's house?
I assume buying/ renting a house is a little more difficult for a convicted felon.
I love these kind of mini documentaries, really cool
Well done buddy for turning your life around 👍