Paul Le Roux, the Child Prodigy Who Became a Criminal Mastermind

This video explores the chilling true story of a child prodigy who became one of the most cunning criminals in history. How did their brilliant mind lead them down a dark path? And what shocking crimes did he commit?

Paul Le Roux is a cryptography expert, and developed E4M (Encryption for the Masses), one of the first free, open-source disk encryption programs, which was released in 1998.

Years later, as a crime boss, he orchestrated complex operations, and created sophisticated networks for his illicit enterprises.

He was arrested in 2012, and sentenced in 2020. Le Roux is currently serving a 25 year prison sentence.