EPISODE #1129 HACKED, STALKED, AND TARGETED: A CHILLING BRUSH WITH THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT PT. 2 Richard welcomes Max Lebow, a former actor turned podcast host who describes how his life took a terrifying turn when he became the target of a high-level foreign cyberattack. Max found himself not only hacked and stalked but also entangled in an espionage scheme involving agents allegedly linked to the Chinese government. As he moved to Los Angeles during the COVID pandemic, he was forced to spread disinformation under duress. But this chilling adventure spiraled out of control, as Max battled against a sophisticated cyber assault that blurred the lines between digital espionage and real-world intimidation. Max shares how he fought back, sought FBI assistance, and survived the psychological toll of constant surveillance. GUEST: Max Lebow found himself in a nightmare scenario that blurred the lines between reality and paranoia. His harrowing experience began when he noticed unusual activity on his persohttps://www.instagram.com/thefinalwarpod/nal devices, leading him to suspect that he was being hacked. As he delved deeper, Max discovered that the breaches were part of a much larger and more sinister operation orchestrated by foreign adversaries, specifically agents of the Chinese government. He has documented this fantastical but true story on his podcast, The Final War WEBSITE: https://www.instagram.com/thefinalwarpod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/