Real Future: What Happens When You Dare Expert Hackers To Hack You

Last year, after reporting on the hacks of Sony Pictures, JPMorgan Chase, Ashley Madison, and other major companies, REAL FUTURE's Kevin Roose got curious about what it felt like to be on the victim’s side of a giant data breach.

So he decided to stage an experiment: he invited two expert hackers (neither of whom he’d ever met) to spend two weeks hacking him as deeply and thoroughly as they could, using all of the tools at their disposal. His only condition was that the hackers had to promise not to steal money or any other assets, reveal any private information, or do any irreversible damage to him or anyone else. And when they were finished wrecking his life, they had to help him put it back together.

In this episode of REAL FUTURE, we go to DefCon, a hacker convention in Las Vegas, to see the results of this dangerous experiment, and learn just how easy it is for hackers to do serious damage to a person's life.

Sand Flea Jumping Robot

Sand Flea is an 11-lb robot with one trick up its sleeve: Normally it drives like an RC car, but when it needs to it can jump 30 feet into the air. An onboard stabilization system keeps it oriented during flight to improve the view from the video uplink and to control landings. Current development of Sand Flea is funded by the The US Army's Rapid Equipping Force. For more information visit www.BostonDynamics.com

African kids see drone for the first time!

Shot in Zombo District, Uganda

Cookie the Little Penguin at the Cincinnati Zoo

Cookie is a "Little Penguin" and the mascot of the Zoo Bird House. I shot this video while working there as a Guest Keeper for book research and for my blog, "Parrot Nation." For more on Cookie and other birds, See my blog, "parrotnation.com"

Girl Shows her Assets during a Live Cricket Match

Now we know why they have a 5 second buffer these days during live telecast

Taiwanese Model - 'Internet meme ruined my career' BBC News

Model Heidi Yeh says an internet meme ruined her career and had a damaging effect of her family. Social media is a part of most people lives. We share photos and videos, laugh together at cute cat videos and memes. But how would you feel if you were the unwitting victim of a meme? That's what one model - Heidi Yeh - says happened to her when she became the focus of jokes and internet memes claiming that she'd had plastic surgery. She says it has had a huge effect on her career and family.

The dangers of falling ice

Ice falling from the WJET TV Tower