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Podcast: Richard Syrett's Strange Planet
Episode: 1128 HACKED, STALKED, AND TARGETED: A CHILLING BRUSH WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT PT. 1
Description: EPISODE #1128 HACKED, STALKED, AND TARGETED: A CHILLING BRUSH WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT PT. 1Richard welcomes Max Lebow, a former actor turned podcast host who describes how his life took a terrifying turn when he became the target of a high-level foreign cyberattack. Max found himself not only hacked and stalked but also entangled in an espionage scheme involving agents allegedly linked to the Chinese government. As he moved to Los Angeles during the COVID pandemic, he was forced to spread disinformation under duress. But this chilling adventure spiraled out of control, as Max battled against a sophisticated...