#182: The Crazy Life of John McAfee

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He was an internet security pioneer, and his McAfee Antivirus software was used on hundreds of millions of computers all around the world.

But privately, he lived a crazy life that ended in tragedy.

In this episode, we'll learn all about the wild, wild, life of this cybersecurity legend.

• The early life of John McAfee • Finding talent for mathematics • Early vices: drink & drugs • Being kicked out of his PhD programme • Working in high-powered technology jobs (and developing a terrible drug addiction) • Creating McAfee Antivirus and making money from paranoia • Walking away with $80 million • Becoming a target for hackers • Losing all of his money in the financial crash • Moving to Belize • Claiming he was being extorted by the Belizean government • The murder of George Faull • Fleeing Belize • Running for US President • Attacking McAfee Antivirus • Promoting cryptocurrency • Being chased by the IRS and FBI • The final chapter: The Spanish jail cell • Conspiracy theories about his death

Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/john-mcafee

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Release date

Lydbog: 6. august 2021