How Xbox Ruined 7 Teens' Lives

[@Brew]

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[@user-rn6ds2il3t]

yes

[@gameronstage1890]

Hello brew :)

[@dallaszzz]

ohhhhh noooooo

[@pleaseplaygears1]

no

[@GZxuanChannel-nx9vi]

AMAZING Video!!!

[@salter8153]

Bet the mom still doesn't know online games can't be paused

[@XalconKugelBlitz]

So rude But so funny

[@TheZephyrsWind]

Haha! My mother understands but my dad, rest his soul, never understood anything about technology.

[@rocky-zx6kq]

My mom understand online game and made advantage to that because even I play offline games she won’t disturb me she will just ell me to finish it and do the chores

[@raydai9541]

Salter lol, they have that joke in China too.

[@End336]

my dad understands and for my mom well I'm absolutely sure she knows by now I think she just doesn't care.

[@Chaos------]

"Which had a connection to a military database, its where they stole an AH-64 Apache simulator" And this gentlemen, is where it all fell apart.

[@snintendog]

better question why did they have that connection in the first place

[@mbartelsm]

@@snintendog The game studio was probaby contracted by the army to develop the simulator.

[@AdotLOM]

@@snintendog that's what I find so sus about this as well

[@fearlesswindows]

@@AdotLOM its perfectly normal. For decades the military showed interest in video games. Thats why we have video games made by the US army and making its own esports league. Plus the military always outsourced its projects and was interested in using talented game studios to create simulators for them. That's why its no surprise company's had ties with the military. Even today the US military uses the xbox one, although its moving to contract valve with its VR capabilities

[@ArtisticScratch]

one doesn't just steal from the military and get out unscathed

[@zenraven7x301]

You know, this how it always ends. No matter what crime, location, or activity. You get too confident, and keep going where you should have quit.

[@disappointment6750]

Yup

[@jewishbanana7055]

No, that’s why most criminals get away and are never caught.

[@kryptin420]

Gambler's conceit

[@romxxii]

@@jewishbanana7055 Criminals who get away scot-free either quit while they were ahead, or like the banks have the decks stacked in their favor.

[@jewishbanana7055]

@@romxxii I mean a lot of them don’t quit and just do it for a living a good example is scammers

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

"Which is when Epic called the FBI" Epic Games never fails to get into these controversies

[@Coolest-Daniel]

Neither do you

[@fulcrum6760]

To be fair, Epic was on the right in this one.

[@antieffect945]

I see you everywhere

[@The_Man_In_Red]

Nor fail to have thousands of accounts hacked daily

[@pizzacado706]

WHY R U EVRYWHERE?

[@impulse-nati0n114]

The fact that teens were able to do this is amazing

[@hungarian_vizsla5796]

I'd rather used the term terrifying or terrific. This isn't a good thing, I can be great, or grand, or surprising, but not amazing

[@hungarian_vizsla5796]

@@alexandrite3175 why?

[@lpfan4491]

@@hungarian_vizsla5796 Terrific and great are usually words used in a positive content tho.

[@hungarian_vizsla5796]

@@lpfan4491 yes but not necessarily, like amazing

[@ZebrazRus]

@@alexandrite3175 so amazing. so amazin', so amazin', it's amazin' So amazin', so amazin', so amazin', it's amazin'

[@beng9360]

"what are you in for" "I sold black ops 2 hacks for 2000 Microsoft points"

[@pizzadragon2699]

*Scoots away

[@Mike-739]

_You Monster_

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

“Now get down on your knees…”

[@AlejandroW90]

That will buy you a 2.50 dollar gift card.

[@junoguten]

Imagine arresting someone for undercutting fifa's ridiculous microtransaction prices

[@dragonkingf3]

To be fair, if he wasn't selling them and just giving them away I don't think they could have actually charged them with anything.

[@jamesneedham6265]

@@dragonkingf3 Even then why should it be illegal, its only cheating at a game and EA insist to every legal authority that Fifa points are not money otherwise their games would include gambling. Its utter hypocrisy either this is like cheating at a casino and so its wire fraud and FIFA is gambling or its just a harmless game and like giving someone a dollar to a banker in monopoly in return for some monopoly money.

[@shiverwind]

@@jamesneedham6265 because fifa's gambling provides money to government through sales tax. The hacker does not.

[@juanmanuelpenaloza9264]

That's so gangster

[@crisppzanuff2868]

@@jamesneedham6265 the thing is Cheating at a game is technically illegal most of the time since games have it stated on terms of service that cheating is not tolerable and goes against rules of conduct So they can technically sue people for that Some companies just don't care or they just ban people Call of duty warzone actually sued people for cheating

[@loganmacgyver2625]

im low key jealous that they had such skills at young ages

[@SemenSlurry]

Not really he just got lucky and got a dev console then just ran it through an engine and copy pasted code except for pokora

[@loganmacgyver2625]

@@SemenSlurry well i meant the coders, not the guy who found the dev boards

[@SemenSlurry]

@@loganmacgyver2625 that's true sorry

[@godemperormeow8591]

Time. They had a lot of time in their hands.

[@fiso64]

@@godemperormeow8591 Lots of young people have lots of time. That's not the only determining factor. You also need dedication and intelligence (if you're making a browser in elementary school).

[@typehere6689]

When the first person came out, the name "Pekora" came to my mind at terrifying speed.

[@shivanshlolayekar9668]

HA HA HA HA HA (with button inputs)

[@doragonmeido]

hey moona~

[@capriumnoir6426]

You have fallen deep within the rabbit hole

[@4shi10]

HA↗️HA↘️HA↗️HA↘️HA↗️HA↘️HA↗️

[@MrPicklecopter]

Pain peko

[@garybrown2039]

I’m just imagining how far these guys would’ve gone if they were supported by the right industry members.

[@WarpPal]

Very good point.

[@Yes-to5ji]

WarpPal honestly they should have just worked for Xbox.

[@bigmcchickenmcsloppyjerky]

Guys and girl. Holly Leroux was transgender.

[@IloveJellow]

I mean you still have to be well known and these guys didn't get away with it so these where your small time guys trying to aim big but got caught.

[@thepaperclip8814]

And girl

[@toganium4175]

*begins a video on X-Box with a Nintendo game.*

[@spaghetpastrami1997]

Y E S

[@jimastra8488]

Nintendo is more friendly with fair use than microsoft.

[@lennyface8195]

Outstanding move!

[@DioBrando-yk5up]

With a name and pfp I was the first antagonist that wanted the main characters body

[@wholestick5986]

@@jimastra8488 Sega is more friendly with fair use than Nintendo.

[@nomduclavier]

Are we just brushing over one of them murdering a woman

[@apacheattackhelicopter3475]

Lol yeah we completely dismissed that xD

[@ZebrazRus]

wait huh?

[@shrek1onDVD]

are you talking about holly? when they talked about her taking her own life, i think they were saying another woman took her own life as well along with holly

[@toesucker863]

@@shrek1onDVD no he(leroux) probably the murdered a women with his hands

[@toesucker863]

@@shrek1onDVD and btw he’s a biological man and also will be

[@abagofdonuts1584]

I was trying to click something on my phone and this shows up. Needless to say, I'm not disappointed.

[@crumplycashew7095]

That always happens

[@ILoveDeathNote]

That never happens to me

[@gluom-d7v]

c-click?

[@Razi-Meil]

Same . .

[@anticotter7363]

Welcome to the indersark

[@darrenthompson7995]

Jesus this is like oceans eleven except younger and backwards

[@nobody5333]

Mainland -11

[@IndependentOreo]

Surprisingly yes

[@maitreyagpatel]

@@nobody5333 oceans -11 brain cells

[@daniel36265]

"What started from curiosity turned into something bigger... something much uglier" Why are you describing my mother making me?

[@yharim180]

Nah, that would be the CIA.

[@anhilo9716]

legendary

[@capisenior]

Imagine reverse engineer a whole console, hack into the manufacturer's network, create your own prototype of the console, to sell it for 5000 dollars. The amount of work and effort they've put into it, they could've made hundreds of thousands through legal means...

[@vaneesiva942]

for real, plus they had the brains for it.

[@claimingagate]

Yep

[@edwardsanchez3708]

It's always easier to steal and destroy than to create or invent out of your own mind.

[@vipvip-tf9rw]

@@edwardsanchez3708 microsoft doing this all the time

[@miloradowicz]

@@vipvip-tf9rw do you imply that Microsoft only employs thieves to scout the world for inventions to be stolen, or that Microsoft isn't paying its employees for their creative work? Because it's not true in both instances.

[@rustyshackleford9452]

How xbox ruined 7 teens lives People who still do console wars: I've won but at what cost

[@Spinoeater]

But like, PCs are the best. If you do not agree, then, good on you that’s you’re opinion.

[@rbvfeehfbudenrj]

Sp1no eater exaclty

[@operahouse6573]

Yep

[@rustyshackleford9452]

@@Spinoeater yes pcs are still the best

[@Thejghostodst]

@@Spinoeater is Mac a pc and I still like console's

[@eclipsegst9419]

I actually remember when i was in high school at this time, there was this one kid who was like an uber-hacker who went around giving people copies of the newest Halo before it was even released. In retrospect, I assume his sources must have been connected to this.

[@raven4k998]

1:00 he's typing very very loudly so run for it before he gets you🤣

[@mizukagej]

it’s so weird that coding is something kids can pick up naturally, it’s kind of like an art form

[@indierodo]

it is! coding is a highly creative endeavor, it's like painting but with logic instead of brushes

[@thetizzleforshizzle]

Tried to learn c++, the hardest part was getting past how tedious and boring it is. Not sure why kids pick it up so easily and actually enjoy it

[@ShinyKyu]

I’m envious of people who can pick it up so quickly. I’m striving to be a game designer or game developer in the future, so I’ve learned a tiny bit of Python and am currently learning some C#. Coding is really fun because it’s like solving a logic puzzle, except the puzzle’s size and difficulty is only limited by your own imagination. Of course, it’s not for everyone’s tastes, but I enjoy it quite a lot.

[@dogge929]

I've always wanted to learn some coding language, I've tried and again I've tried, but I simply don't have the gift. Rather, I've turned into a mechanic. Well, I suppose if I ever break down in a post apocalyptic nightmare land, I can always fix whatever was broken, but I'll never fully know computers.

[@mizukagej]

@@dogge929 i’m the exact opposite, i love computers and electronics but mechanics are beyond me

[@traficantedebatatas2612]

This should become a movie, tho is tragic, the storie is very interesting

[@MajorMasonGaming]

Tragic? Lol they were lucky

[@a.t.4527]

how is getting arrested lucky

[@claimingagate]

A heist

[@legend5860]

Story*

[@MrTimersHell]

yup

[@kapoojr5732]

i love it how brew says video games can be bad for your mental health then tells us about world of war tanks lol

[@mangrovian1109]

Getting that sweet sponsorship money

[@googadisbeotches9360]

Yeah tanks for that!

[@rynahall5251]

I had a friend who knew holly personally, they were one of the first people to know that she took her own life, and I think he may be happy to know that her memory lives on properly in this video. Thank you for teaching the people this brew

[@MxCrompli]

oh god that's sad...

[@rocknb123]

You mean he?

[@rynahall5251]

@@rocknb123 Holly was a woman, it's very rude to disrespect the dead

[@clownworld9291]

@@Unknwn-fw3po It's*

[@Unknwn-fw3po]

@@clownworld9291 thats not even a pronoun lol.

[@juneaujuneau5991]

Not sure how many people will see this but the Darknet Diaries podcast did a deep dive into this including interviews with a lot of those involved. Episodes 45 and 46 if anyone is interested!

[@sharbly]

Was looking whether someone had already mentioned this Very much seconding the recommendation!

[@xGh0stHD]

@@sharbly You've probably Already heard the podcast by now, but it's worth the time. It's a really good, detailed podcast. I highly recommend it! It's kind of long, but worth every minute.

[@sharbly]

@@xGh0stHD yes, I've listened to it and liked it, thus the seconding the recommendation :)

[@marcoramirez8008]

@@sharbly can i get link?

[@sharbly]

@@marcoramirez8008 Sent the link, hope it's not caught in spam. Otherwise, just Google for "darknet diaries Xbox underground". It's two episodes

[@TheMegamaster44]

Can I just say scamming ea out of micro transaction money is hardly a crime it's more of a necessary robin hood situation

[@raven4k998]

PK Fire!!! PK FIRE!!!

[@zurivision]

I can't believe how one wrong move lead them down to a path of jail time or death

[@KeithTheKing67]

It happens.

[@drnotuseless]

butterfly effect

[@jamesdlin7]

It seems to me that the result was due to multiple bad choices.

[@hanabal898]

@@jamesdlin7 yeh this wasnt an overnight thing, he just made cumulative bad decisions that caught up with him over time.

[@rivus3358]

In reality most of them got 2 years of jail time or less which really isnt all that bad in the grand scheme of things

[@thetophatgentleman4634]

It’s not the xbox that ruins lives, it the people themselves.

[@cereall9457]

“The train didn’t disappoint us, we disappointed ourselves by having too high of expectations for the train.” - shiey

[@ruthwikalamuru]

U Spitting straight facts

[@thatrandomkidyt8436]

Yea

[@Burialofagod]

Its both

[@RascaldeesV2]

@@Burialofagod No. It's the people. THEY made the CHOICE to do what they did. I've had an xbox since the first one came out and I've updated to each console. Mine hasn't magically turned on a dev mode without my permission.

[@kaitlyniskawaii]

R.I.P. Holly, R.I.P. Clark. R.I.P. all these young people's lives that were ruined,/ lost to prison time. it's truly tragic.

[@rikubrown8109]

Who's holly?

[@rikubrown8109]

@@ST-BEANZ oh so you mean the mentally delusional person?

[@rikubrown8109]

@Holly Would lol explain how? I'm not the man pretending to be a woman

[@rikubrown8109]

@@ST-BEANZ nobody is as nobody here has an irrational fear of nan pretend to be a woman and vise versa.

[@locklear308]

@@rikubrown8109 basically

[@amahlaka]

This is missing the best part: The kid who sneaked in the Microsoft offices to steal a unreleased Xbox One

[@kyssilver]

"I put my mom in jail." Aight, I've heard enough. Thank you and goodbye.

[@tbagent8615]

(*Silver*) ik

[@thejman3489]

That part was unjust by the court system. They claimed the mom helped pay for the plane ride which would be helping a fugitive escape but he paid out of his pocket. I believe the guy never went to live with his mom. That guy was the luckiest out of all of them. After his mom served 18 months they pretty much stopped persuing him. He now works with companies to help find security threats in their equipment.

[@lambdanil]

@@thejman3489 He's a based Czech republic chad

[@kyssilver]

300 likes, cool.

[@supermaster2012]

@@thejman3489 Australia is a orwellian police state and has always been since it was a penal colony.

[@lightningmchick8948]

This sounds like a Japanese heist movie...

[@chandlerlannan4729]

it sounds like a gta heist, where May only got paid 5% of the cut

[@MostlyPonies1]

It didn't start as a group of friends playing games, it started as a group of hackers doing crimes to make money and simply grew in scope. They seemed more like business partners than friends.

[@logicalwren8061]

Correct!

[@oreo1749]

And it’s not Xbox’s fault or video games in general, these seem like the people who would do it if it was bank accounts or micro transactions. One would just be more profitable

[@FastbenSupremoo]

Na moral

[@kaldo_kaldo]

And before they started doing crimes? Well, they were friends playing games.

[@ReaperKorp]

Darknet diaries has two episodes on this that go way deeper into this story. At the start some of them were friends.

[@C6.mario5594]

This is a common case of letting too many people know the secret someone was bound to be selfish

[@risingdarkness]

Xbox: Ruinung 7 lives Media: Its all coming together School: Ruins thousands of lives Media: I am gonna pretend I didnt see that.

[@hayosiko9119]

@Genocide is fun you missed a word: end School helped end more lives than xbox

[@hayosiko9119]

@Genocide is fun i mostly agree but how many people actually ever got swatted because of xbox

[@crossfire4691]

Well time to watch look at a debate

[@hayosiko9119]

@Genocide is fun one person swatted doesnt top off the thousands of suicides caused directly or indirectly by school

[@canadianP.M.]

I like school

[@rysea9855]

Moral of the story: Be greedy, keep the games and information to yourself

[@alexphenex8]

Just chillin' with military-grade apache simulator

[@gerardmontgomery280]

Quality assurance, shows Skyrim. I'm laughing so hard my sides hurt.

[@MmeHyraelle]

Skyrim with a broken horse ;)

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

What do you mean? Skyrim is a brilliant game with no flaws and immaculate coding, I've never seen a single glitch in 10 years... 😉

[@octavioperez4334]

@@lewisblackwiththenicehair you're joking right?

[@lewisblackwiththenicehair]

@@octavioperez4334 I'm very worried that you had to ask

[@octavioperez4334]

@@lewisblackwiththenicehair Last time I remember back in 2011 when the game came out it was loaded with bugs and glitches. (On ps3) It was bad to a point I traded it for Fallout New Vegas 😁 but later I got the ps4 version and it ran good. It is a great game it's not perfect but it's great.

[@jebgutz6540]

Kids that grew up with tech and began knowing it all, ended up where they aren't supposed to end up

[@Versuffe]

*laughs* Yeaaa........ I was gaming before I could write or read (5), thats how I know english

[@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232]

@@Versuffe u were slow then I could read an write at 4 was playing video games at about 2 4 I was doing it by myself nonthing to brag about here I cant even brag an I'm not I'm just making a point about u

[@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232]

@@Versuffe gaming has nonthing to do with hacking or tech u play on a console lol

[@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232]

@@Versuffe something that's made with a extremely easy interface that a 3 year old could figure it out

[@Evan_Case]

My mom went to jail on her own :'(

[@carpo719]

Nah. I turned her in.

[@adrienneislost1320]

@@carpo719 troll

[@noisyguest5249]

*Thats rough buddy*

[@cforchicken8891]

F, sorry to hear that man

[@adinrich6143]

@@TitoTitoTitoTito LOL

[@godslaughter]

This is sad. These kids/young adults should have been rehabilitated to work through legal means and make a better and more accessible gaming market, it's a shame to see what has happened. They were clearly skilled.

[@Changingtesting]

When you use inspect element in school:

[@theman13532]

one time a few years ago i had used zearn and did inspect element and then i skipped questions

[@runguardian6868]

I got people passwords using inspect element

[@tauon_]

Neither of you did that.

[@sphereyahya]

69 likes now ;)

[@rtchara618]

When I first learned about inspect element I tried to get myself free robux. It didn't work :( I was 8 when I did it by the way, I know you can't do that now

[@dagkyco8152]

Don’t let the Karens get ahold of this!

[@polonoralph]

LOL

[@Thehudats]

@@robinfloof at least its 2003 servers are faster than my internet connection.

[@aarepelaa1142]

We need to send a cyber attack to the karen's super secret meet up site!

[@astraldirectrix]

Do we dare underestimate the power of Facebook-addicted, self-righteous, entitled boomer soccer moms?

[@No-xw7mo]

aare pelaa Facebook?

[@Marcos-pc3hh]

A hack modem still pings the nearest node, basically in a neighborhood. So yea they can still find you, it will just take longer.

[@supermaster2012]

The "hacked modem" was literally a generic brand OpenWRT device running a VPN client.

[@Marcos-pc3hh]

@@supermaster2012 doesn't change the fact that it's still pinging the node. Worked in NYC for Time Warner, if they really wanted to find you they would.

[@NT-sx2bd]

Hey u, coffee man who never sleeps I enjoy your content alot, you put a ton of effort into if and I heavily like your intro and animation style!

[@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232]

Hey clickbaited the video tho nobodys mom went to jail

[@DindellaTheDefender]

@@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232 , except she did, for helping her child escape authorities.

[@darkfang932]

I never knew I needed Brew's Mario impression until now...

[@jaguar_8344]

Yes, but I need it so much..

[@ahmed4363]

1:16

[@kris6682]

These kids did something amazing and rather than giving them a job or doing anything to try to redirect their energy, you ruin their lives. All of these guys could have went on to something great but not now.

[@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232]

Honestly microsoft should be shut down same with ea for promoting gambling to minors an also having minors gamble on there platform

[@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232]

They dont care about anyone but a dollar

[@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232]

If a kid can gamble his college fund away microsoft would take it no question asked

[@rikubrown8109]

Hahahaha yes kris6682 let's reward them for breaking the law. Thats a good message to send to people

[@rikubrown8109]

@@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232 what gambling?

[@madkirk7431]

"Xbox ruined 7 teens' lifes" Playstation fans still doing the console wars: It's free real estate!

[@gardenjhr]

PlayStation as a console is better than Xbox it’s been proven many times idk why people still fight, the exclusives are also better. It’s not really a war it’s more of a pointless battle where no one wants to see which one is actually better. And No PC is not better because it’s not a console, consoles are made to be 1. More portable 2. Cheaper 3. More convenient

[@cyriell]

@@gardenjhr portable and cheaper is debateable

[@oaky2222]

PlayStation is obviously the better pick, someone is a salty Xbox fan.

[@DdDd-lg6qi]

ArthurKnowsYouSinned ur an obvious Playstation fan

[@godza8107]

@@oaky2222 last time i checked both of them are salty

[@tsuna_o7]

I liked the "pk fire! Pk fire! Pk fire!" Reminds me of online

[@theman13532]

*pk fire pk fire pk fire pk fire pk fire pk fire pk fire pk fire pk fire pk fire pk fire* -grill when ness

[@SemenSlurry]

PK fire PK fire Haha online bad you can laugh now

[@dallanledford6364]

*uses reflect

[@josedeleon9273]

@@dallanledford6364 jumps over pk fire, ness.exe has stopped working

[@bug5654]

PK DOUBLECROSS!

[@bungy1609]

When he repeated the words “PK Fire” I felt that

[@gafined2345]

2:21 he just casually talks while there's a spinning horse

[@josephjohnson313]

I’d highly recommend the Darknet Diaries podcast if your interested in this story with more details, or if your interested in stories like these

[@richardcruz8703]

What episode

[@thejman3489]

@@richardcruz8703 45 and 46. Links are listed in the description.

[@amahlaka]

Those episodes are amazing

[@itssummertime6854]

A lot more detailed version of this story but this gives you a good low down

[@og-bv5yt]

I swear this is what my mom thinks is gonna happened to me if i dont get off my pc

[@bananasean5145]

"I put my mom in jail" Me: takes notes.

[@Mr.doggo_]

For legal reasons that's a joke

[@ishouldntbesayingthisbecau1257]

i really hope your mom is a bad person to justify this joke

[@greenman784]

I really really really hope that's a joke

[@kwanda6941]

@@greenman784 umm, yea

[@garybrown2039]

Mom: gets slipper for discipline

[@kindaslyguy4092]

This is one of my favorite Brews yet. Thank you for your informative cups of joe.

[@DenethorDurrandir]

"It had gone from a group of friends playing games" no it didn't, it was a group of hackers messing around with games, see this is where the "gaming bad" journalism starts

[@jakerhodes2105]

I mean it did tho

[@stinkymart3173]

Yeah but the hacking itself started with playing games.

[@ultimatewolfexists2378]

Yes it did. Playing games is one thing but they were playing with the games. They were just playing until they started doing all the illegal activities.

[@shadowofagod896]

He wasn't implying that playing games itself caused the situation they're in, but rather it was their over ambitions that landed them in there.

[@hazel9490]

This honestly sounds like a new upcoming movie

[@thelunaticcultist5157]

Thank you Brew, Very nice!

[@CallMeVidd]

This already sounds like a heist movie but then half the group has these nicknames which just make it sound even more like one

[@mad_jelly]

This should be a Netflix show

[@MostlyPonies1]

It would barely be enough for a standard movie. If they got the Breaking Bad creators for a show about this you can almost guarantee a success. But if they get less talented people, it ends up being padded with boring filler or made up details.

[@firasamhaz7818]

Person:*gets introduced* Brew: BUT WAIT THERE IS MORE

[@CHMin-cl5wi]

Love how far the law goes defending corperations and how hard they dropped the hammer on some people that legally bought something from a 3rd party that Microsoft failed to dispose of yet trying to overthrow the govt these days only gets you a stern talking to and probation

[@brandonwombacher2559]

Corporations are the most important people or places in the world I guess

[@Xassaw]

According to our constitution, we have a duty to overthrow this god-awful traitorous government!

[@bulldozer6781]

That's why I believe in screwing over corporations whenever possible. I can't do all that much on my own, but I can certainly try to be annoying.

[@rikubrown8109]

It was more than that. Had they bought the console and didn't hack into the server then they would be fine. Where they went wrong was making and selling the prototype and all the other stuff they did

[@supermaster2012]

@@rikubrown8109 they didn't hack partnernet, the studio that previously owned the devkit simply didn't wipe the machine so it still had credentials saved. Also making a clone system is not illegal at all, the problem was selling the machine with the illegaly obtained development Windows build.

[@kiddamage3948]

9:00 when he said "another" that made me so unreasonably happy

[@chimako8773]

?

[@DeborahDailylol]

Mom: "It's cause of that dang phone."

[@silvertheelf]

Genius turned to insanity and stupidity.

[@k.silverpoint]

I mean, we have the benefit of hindsight. They didn't, sadly.

[@silvertheelf]

@@k.silverpoint indeed.

[@JoshSweetvale]

Leopold & Lobotomy

[@shroomoid9403]

When Grill kept saying "PK Fire" over and over it hurt my soul

[@voxelgon3391]

hot take: dev kits like that should be public domain. I don't care about the megacorp going waaah or the minority of hackers who, clearly, will get them anyway. stuff like this should be open for all anyway.

[@MisterBallZach]

I remember this. I never realised how bad it ended up getting.

[@aiss9903]

I was watching some of your videos and hoping for a new one a few minutes ago, what a pleasant surprise

[@SamLabbato]

I still remember those infection lobbys in CoD WaW. I was so hyped after I got into one for free, I didn't turn off my xbox for 3 days.

[@Busshhu]

I once somehow ended up in an infection lobby in Black Ops 2 I didn't know what it was, I just left after a few matches not thinking much of it, was pretty neat

[@nbkarkat]

pog edit: after watching this video, i change this message to pogn't

[@TEMMERS0N]

no pog carkit

[@bananamilk6155]

Lol 🙆

[@ISTAREINURSOL]

There is no Pog only unpog

[@madkirk7431]

*P O G N ' T*

[@madkirk7431]

@@ISTAREINURSOL pogn't.

[@christianengineer.]

9:38-9:40 watch the thumbtack move slightly to the right!😂

[@DarkSalamander0]

Jesus how did you find that

[@gplor5259]

8:47 That's what I call a progamer move.

[@ImJCyo]

What a sad story. But these things happen when you get people in your circle who can't be trusted.

[@raven4k998]

a t127 tank the Russians only get t54 and t55 tanks now so yeah that is a great deal join world of tanks today and get your free t127 tank today while supply's last kid🤣

[@SamuelTheAdept]

Grill spamming PK Fire makes so much sense

[@redd.rabbit]

R.I.P Holly, probably the smartest person I will ever know in my whole life. Such an amazing person

[@kenirainseeker539]

You knew her?

[@TheCoregalore]

They should make this into a movie. What a story!!!

[@thespacemopper5457]

Grill is literally P.K fire 🤣🤣

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

I can't believe that the mom got the same amount of prison time (or more) than some of the kids!!

[@raven4k998]

going to prison for stabbing yourself multiple times you gotta love that one🤣🤣🤣 one would think a mental health facility but nope jail instead🤣🤣🤣

[@daniellund5449]

“How 7 teens ruined their own lives by engaging in criminal activity”

[@jackkraken3888]

This. Also when money starts getting involved that's when things get really bad.

[@-Teague-]

That wouldn't get as many clicks tho

[@thegiovannimauro]

I don't have anything against those who create hacks (aka actual hackers, not cheaters), we need brilliant minds like these in the world. It's just those who use the cheats which ruin the fun for everyone.

[@raven4k998]

yeah they were hacker's that made people into cheaters for money🤣

[@savannahstargaze]

like how they can arrest all these teens but couldn’t find the people who sold them the motherboards in the first place

[@spacetofu5306]

Technically the seller really can't be punished cause it was microsoft's fault for not properly disposing the devkits in the first place and that the devkits got handed to a random guy.

[@OniSorasousha]

"Fresno" Is actually pronounced "Frezno" I live close by.

[@josiah9914]

In California :D I Live in Selma. Selma is Not that Far from Fresno

[@user-rx7pd1xv4k]

Actually it's pronounced FRESHNO

[@souljastation5463]

@@josiah9914 it's pronounced Zelma

[@jeffryg71]

Fressno

[@the1it1man]

Dark net diaries on Spotify has actual interviews with these guys, amazing story!

[@loyaltyabovealllawzco.lilw1232]

I made a song about it it's called shamila

[@theonewhoasked7067]

This legit sounds like a movie on hackers Hollywood would make.

[@ccarroll8899]

God I remember when all of this was going on... a friend of mine i went to school with had an in with with someone that ended up with one of the dev boards and used to make bank... ended up with what probably amounted to a lifetime supply of Xbox live time and points (but if i remember correctly the points may have capped at 9999)

[@Retrenorium]

Vancleave: Hears nothing more from him, didnt do any illegal stuff

[@fuckologic1202]

Life is sometimes ironic The guy who's quoted in the end, showing his remorse for his actions, David Pokora... His surname literally means "Remorse"

[@eve_lasandia_de_arte5803]

0:35 the guy looks like Speedwagon, but without muscle

[@laughingman7467]

As interesting as "down the rabbit hole" videos **Subscribes**

[@Mark_nobody3]

That is sure way of saying “You will never take me Alive!” To a whole new level 8:40

[@Fluluru]

Death from: *Game* Reason: Unknown Time of Death: 6:52 Am Country: Usa State: Oregon Location: Home Name: *No name* Age: 23-26~ Height: 5'5.5

[@casey-yx2tb]

@Dominic Muldoon probably the name is unknown

[@Mii.2.0]

Hotel: Trivago

[@CarthagoMike]

Name: 360NoScoper69

[@pyrix]

I'll take this sponsor over Raid:Shadow Legends any day.

[@oreoyinloye5191]

Is it me or have they stopped sponsoring?

[@MostlyPonies1]

Raid Legends: World of Shadow Tanks

[@bruhistantv9806]

They got far smaller sentences than I expected. I thought they were going to get multi-decades to set an example

[@Arturopakastur]

Cats: meow Dogs: woof 9-year-olds: *FIRST FIRST*

[@sethw2825]

Is that a GameCube controller playing a switch game talking about Xbox?

[@vaszgul736]

Sponsored by a mobile game?

[@stardust_7827]

to give him some credit, you can play Ultimate with a gamecube controller using the adapter you can buy

[@mikeasllani6972]

If you use an adapter, you can play on the switch with a GameCube controller

[@madkirk7431]

@@vaszgul736 *IT'S A DEVICENTION*

[@ImplyDoods]

@@vaszgul736 world of tanks is a pc game?

[@marshmallow9916]

So, did wheelers mom even knew he was hiding from the law? I feel so bad for her

[@standardzach8780]

normal youtubers with WoT (world of tanks) sponsors: BORING Grill narrating the sponsor: hehe thats funny :3

[@Hukkavei]

I remember when COD world at war was still widely played, I was somewhat pleasently surprised as I randomly joined a zombies game match which was "hacked" and gave my account full o Prestige. I was less happy when all the multiplayer maps begun filling with hackers as well with flight and invunereabilities, at where I stopped playing it

[@cattysplat]

Literally everyone and their dog seemed to be playing Cod4 and WoW back then. Business must have been huge for these hackers.

[@giggs-chan2004]

Fun Fact: You can now get arrested for modding a console in Japan

[@XIIthehangedmanXII]

Episode: is about many people's tragic consequences. Brew: Yeah that was fun.

[@hat1324]

Don't think all of their lives were necessarily "ruined". Pokora in particular seems to be living a pretty normal life right now.

[@MostlyPonies1]

"How Xbox Inconvenienced 5 Teens' Lives and Ended 2"