#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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