On April 17, 2015, during the 2015 edition of the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Francesco Ongaro from ISGroup was the protagonist of the conference “The hacking landscape”, held from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the G. Alessi Service Center. The talk, included in the “Hackers’ Corner” track, offered a reflection on the transformation of the collective imagination linked to the hacker figure, influenced by the intrusion of money into underground circuits. Ongaro discussed the social impact of technology and the growing vulnerability of systems, offering a critical perspective on the future of digital security.