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Ethical Hacker Ryan Montgomery Reveals How He Started Catching Predators Online | Ryan Montgomery | Have A Seat Ep 30

Have A Seat with Chris Hansen

Chris Hansen

True Crime

4.81.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2026

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

In this exclusive episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hansen, Chris talks with ethical hacker and cybersecurity expert Ryan Montgomery for an eye-opening and informative session you won’t want to miss. Montgomery, founder of Pentester, the leading cybersecurity technology platform, talks about how he got his start in combating on-line attackers including uncovering an underground site ran by politician Nathan Larson. Montgomery’s pleas about Larson to the media and law enforcement fell on deaf ears until Larson was later arrested for kidnapping and sexually assaulting an underaged child, a crime that could have been avoided if Montgomery’s findings were taken seriously. But it was that determination and drive to protect children that founded Pentester and how law enforcement can now utilize his technology to find victims of human trafficking. This mega episode highlights the latest crimes against children, a show-and-tell of information available on line about YOU and what you can do to keep yourself safe from hackers, the latest products to prevent cyber-breaches and devices that can save your life in a disaster, as well as discussions and thoughts on the Epstein files and even the Nancy Guthrie case! Hansen and Montgomery leave no topic off the table; from sextortion, to Roblox, to 764, no group or threat against a child is safe from the duo of Ryan Montgomery and Chris Hansen. Thanks to our sponsor this episode: American Hartford Gold: Protect your wealth with precious metals! Call American Hartford Gold today & get up to $20,000 in free silver on your 1st order! Call 866-508-6029 or Text HANSEN to 65532, or Click the link below: https://offers.americanhartfordgold.com/content-affiliate/?Leadsource=Affiliate&utm_sfcampaign=701Nv00000aEv8GIAS Ryan Montgomery's Socials: Pentester Website: https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://Pentester.com__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-Un_F9fd$ Ryan Montgomery Instagram: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.instagram.com/0day/__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-fP14KyE$ Ryan Montgomery YouTube: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/@0dayCTF__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-R1E2umH$ Ryan Montgomery Facebook: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/RyanMMontgomery/__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!3bLh4Oz2Nokla7Zr1ppXK5fWunsM81163SXUrGgbnAks9cKChqEcpBDIH83wVcSYeMTXXh5wXW30-XFcRiIv$ 0:00 Intro 0:51 How It All Started for Ryan 8:48 Could This Crime Have Been Avoided? 12:37 Starting 561PC 16:52 What Happened With Project Veritas 20:23 The Shawn Ryan Effect 26:46 How Parents Can Protect Kids Online 34:43 764 41:48 Why It’s Hard to go After 764 46:31 How 764 Started 49:51 764 Arrests 52:17 764 Terminology 55:22 Swatting 56:51 How Parents Can Report Online Harm 01:02:08 What Motivates Ryan 01:04:22 How Ryan Operates 01:09:36 “Is That Your Social Security Number?” 01:16:16 Nancy Guthrie 01:18:20 Roblox Facial Recognition 01:25:17 Epstein Files 01:28:05 What is ‘pentester’? 01:31:14 Ryan’s Gadgets Have A Seat with Chris Hansen—the all-new platform from America’s most relentless crime fighting journalist. Every Monday, Hansen takes you back inside the stings that shocked the nation on Predators I’ve Caught—with never-before-heard details and new revelations. Sponsored by Home Title Lock, 24/7 monitoring to detect any tampering with your title or mortgage. And by TruthFinder.com. To get the answers you’re looking for and to discover information on potential predators, go to www.TruthFinder.com/predator Biographies of our predators are found at To Catch A Predator Wiki. Then, pull up a chair on Wednesday for Have A Seat with Chris Hansen, his weekly in-depth interview series where the biggest names in law enforcement, justice, and survival tell their stories. Two shows. One mission. Have A Seat with Chris Hansen. Relentless. Uncompromising. Always watching. Chris Hansen Bio I have been a reporter and Author for more nearly 40 years. I have tackled some of the toughest topics in some of the most difficult places. From Local News in Detroit Michigan, to Dateline NBC, to Investigation discovery, to Crime Watch Daily I am back on my new show, exclusively on TruBlu Streaming Network called Takedown With Chris Hansen. Check it out at https://www.watchtrublu.com Thank you everyone for your continued support! TruBluwatchtrublu.com Twitter twitter.com/chrishansen Instagram instagram.com/officialchrishansen Facebook: facebook.com/HaveASeatWithChrisHansen Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/realchrishansen.bsky.social Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Now, are all the traitors present?

0:02.5

Let's get started, shall we?

0:04.5

From rags to riches.

0:05.8

I'm so sick of this.

0:07.0

Working like a dog and being treated worse.

0:09.1

Yorkshire to New York.

0:10.7

Poor climbers, you and me.

0:12.4

A life dedicated to revenge.

0:14.3

Let's make this an occasion to remember.

0:16.5

A woman of substance on Channel 4.

0:19.2

Stream now.

0:35.6

This special episode of Have a Seat with Chris Hanson is brought to you by our friends at American Harford Gold.

0:37.4

More on that in just a little bit.

0:37.5

And my special guest on this episode is someone with whom I wanted to collaborate for

0:42.0

some time.

0:42.7

Ryan Montgomery, ethical hacker, catcher of predators, guardian of many things on the internet.

0:49.9

Ryan, thank you for joining me.

0:51.5

How are you?

0:52.6

Good, Chris.

0:53.3

Thank you so much.

0:54.1

And same goes for you.

0:55.9

You've been a legend in my eyes since I was a kid. And I saw you on TV as a kid and I've been watching

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