Underground: The Julian Assange Story

In 1989, Julian Assange, known by the alias Mendax, teamed up with two friends to create a collective called the International Subversives. Armed with early home computers, they identified as white hat hackers, focusing on exploration rather than theft. Their audacious intrusions into some of the globe's most secretive institutions caught the attention of the U.S. Government, which viewed their digital escapades as a significant threat to national security. This story delves into the early days of Assange's hacking career and the implications of their actions on the world stage.