Exposing Criminals, Ethical Hacking and Heroin Addiction at 13 - Ryan Montgomery (Video)

In this 11 February 2025 video, host Jack Neel talks with guest Ryan Montgomery who is a highly regarded keynote speaker in the field of cybersecurity, data protection, and ethical hacking.

Ryan is the Chief Technology Officer at the Sentinel Foundation, an organisation committed to ending child exploitation globally. His work at the Sentinel Foundation involves leveraging cutting-edge technology, skilled personnel, and law enforcement collaboration to target child traffickers and provide crisis response. This role underscores his commitment to using his expertise in cybersecurity to protect the most vulnerable. His efforts have positioned him as one of the world’s top ethical hackers, renowned for his success in exposing online predators.

https://youtu.be/a4DUsghXLbs

Time Stamps:

00:00 – Intro
01:00 – Why Did Ryan Decide to Catch Predators?
04:20 – Ryan Talks About Catching a Politician
08:32 – The Site That Hosts These Criminals
10:45 – Ryan Talks About Partnering with an MMA Fighter to Catch Predators
14:25 – Ryan Talks About Working With Project Veritas
15:47 – What Does A Typical Criminal Look Like?
19:15 – Ryan Talks About a Cofounder of “The Pirate Bay” Hosting a Predator’s Site
20:45 – Ryan Shares Some of the Disgusting Comments Left From Some Users
24:00 – Ryan Talks About Helping Creators Find Criminals Years Ago
26:20 – The App That These People Use
30:35 – Ryan Talks About Some of the Groups He Has Helped Catch Criminals
32:30 – How Many People Has Ryan Sent to Prison?
36:15 – Ryan Talks About Reaching Out to Candace Owens and Other Influencers to Expose Predators
38:42 – Are There Any Laws That Could Eliminate This Problem?
40:30 – How Does Ryan Deal With All This Darkness?
43:05 – Ryan Talks About the Most Disturbing Thing He Has Ever Seen
45:10 – Is The Dark Web As Scary As People Say It Is?
47:52 – How Dealers Buy From The Dark Web
52:53 – Ryan Talks About Losing His Best Friend to Drugs
01:00:35 – When Did Ryan Start Using Drugs?
01:08:05 – Ryan Talks About Growing Up in Poverty
01:09:18 – Was Ryan A Gifted Student?
01:12:00 – Ryan Talks About Making 30K a Month at 14 Hacking
01:14:05 – How Ryan Learned Hacking With Digital Gangster
01:15:58 – When Did Ryan Start Hacking For Good?
01:16:30 – Ryan Talks About Hacking a Famous Medical Platform
01:18:25 – The Site Ryan Created to Prevent Your Data From Being Stolen
01:22:10 – Why is Auto-Fill Dangerous?
01:23:15 – What is Sim Swapping?
01:24:25 – How Dangerous is TikTok?
01:26:45 – Ryan Talks About How People Traded Bitcoin Early On
01:30:39 – How Ryan Mined Bitcoin By Hacking Users
01:33:35 – The Weird Origins Behind Bitcoin
01:35:40 – Is It Easier to Make Money Unethically?
01:37:00 – Ryan Demonstrates Some Terrifying Hacking Devices Live in Studio
01:51:10 – What is a “Bug Bounty”?
01:53:15 – Ryan Demonstrates Some More Hacking Devices
01:56:10 – Ryan Hacks Jack’s iPad In Seconds
01:58:00 – How Hackers Use Chat GPT to Write Exploits
01:59:57 – What Does TSA Do To Scan Your Devices?
02:01:42 – Ryan Shares The Best Piece of Advice He Has Ever Received
02:03:03 – Why is Ryan So Secretive About His Finances?
02:05:35 – Who’s the Most Impressive Person Ryan Has Met?
02:09:05 – Ryan’s Powerful Message To Parents