Money makes the world go round.
It corrupts and it mostly benefits only the richest.
Leaving the world with the delusional idea they have any influence.
We are not to be found on the streets. We operate in the shadows.
Even governments fail fighting the injustice.
Got a problem? Throw money at it.
Being sued? Throw money at it.
Got a rough day? Bribe a judge.
The same formula over and over again. But. No. More.
The target is a bank, which is basically the playground of the richest and the dirtiest.
Criminal money. Money laundering, human trafficking, you name it.
Every wrong way to make money, this is where they store it.
Inside the bank of the richest, the filthiest: Vaulture Capital.
Let's hit them where it hurts.
Right. In. The money.
We've created a program where developers learn
to see through the eyes of a hacker.
And in this way, they become very aware of the dangers
which are hidden in developing websites or systems.
I played this for the first time during the Sticky Pilot.
The way everything was arranged here
I walked in and there was someone with a mask and a walkie-talkie.
I entered a basement with fog machines
Yes, I immediately realized what I was getting into.
The very first Hack the Bank took place at this location
here in Dimaros' office.
Now, we are located in the basements of an activity center.
And that basement is fully set up like a hacker's room.
When you walk in, you immediately feel like you're in the hacker world.
We were looking for some people to pilot the application.
But, in the end, you are simulating hacking a bank
and when the two participants
got to that point they
both stopped and said:
"Hey, I don't want anything to do with this".
They were scared they were really going to hack a bank.
Maybe I can interject here.
If you go through that bank's website, everything has been considered.
What you would see on a regular bank website
is also there.
Yes, people almost don't expect that level of professionalism.
No, I think that's really its strength.
During one of the first pilot sessions
for a student association when the final phase of the game started
I suddenly saw so much tension on everyone's faces.
People did not expect it, and it was great to see
how everyone reacted and dealt with it.
Absolutely.
But I see that in many of the sessions we have.
We're so busy building the product and everything else
but every time we hold a session, you can really see the enthusiasm radiating.
That's one of the most enjoyable aspects of this job.