How I Fought the Oven and Lost, While a Teen Hacker Won the Internet

So there I was, in a YMCA hostel, staring blankly at an oven that seemed to need a PhD in Astrophysics to operate. I mean, who designs these things? The oven had more buttons than a NASA control panel, and I just wanted to heat up a pizza. Meanwhile, I’m also grappling with the enigma of why on Earth there are two remote controls for one TV. One apparently controls the volume, and the other is just there to mock me with its uselessness.

Now, on to the world outside my technological hell. An 18-year-old hacker, Arion Kurtaj, a key player in the notorious Lapsus$ cyber-crime gang, gets an indefinite hospital order. Why? For leaking clips of a forthcoming GTA game. Because, clearly, that’s the pinnacle of cyber-crime. Forget about major security breaches or election interference, this guy leaked a video game.

Let’s add some flavor to this tale: while in custody, Arion was a model citizen – if your model is a bull in a china shop. Dozens of reports of injury and property damage. But hey, he’s a tech wizard, so let’s just focus on the hacking part, right?

Now, here’s the kicker. The guy was unfit to stand trial because of severe autism. But wait, it gets better. While on bail, he pulls off his most infamous hack. And how? Not with a high-tech computer lab, but with an Amazon…