Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of Aurelio Viera, a black hat hacker in Southern California. Subscribe through my link https://ground.news/swu or download the mobile app and enter promo code SWU to save 40% off their Vantage plan. For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 0:00 – 24/7 Security & Constant Threats 0:25 – Tech As Escape 3:36 – IRC, Hacker Forums & Blackhat Life 7:27 – AG & Learning The Craft 9:35 – Ground News Ad 10:53 – Coding Vs. Hacking 13:40 – Dark Code & Underground Forums 18:29 – First Arrest & House Arrest 21:03 – TinyChat & Online Double Life 29:07 – Hunting Predators 32:05 – Informants, Raids & Homelessness 40:59 – Going Solo 42:15 – Crossing Legal Lines For Family 45:02 – Burnout & Breaking Point 46:39 – OSINT Tools & Working With Police 53:41 – Sextortion & AI Threats 1:16:03 – AI Changes Everything 1:18:54 – Living Under Protection 1:21:11 – Why He Speaks Out Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #hacker #hackerlife #documentary #swu #secretlife #socal #california #blackhat