From Cybersecurity Pro to Cybercriminal: The Unraveling Tale of Pepijn Van der Stap

From cybersecurity pro to rogue hacker, Pepijn Van der Stap’s real-life drama beats any Netflix series. But this Dutch cybercriminal sentencing is the plot twist he didn’t expect. Four years behind bars is the season finale for mixing cybercrime with a day job. Walter Whites-in-waiting, take note – this is a series you won’t want to star in.

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Who needs Netflix when you've got real-life cyber dramas unfolding? Our main character, Pepijn Van der Stap, a former Dutch cybersecurity pro turned rogue hacker, just got hit with a plot twist: a four-year prison sentence. And let this be a lesson to all you wannabe Walter Whites out there: balancing a day job and a life of cybercrime can lead to a series finale you won't enjoy.

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