do hackers ever break into another criminal's network/online accounts and turn them into the police IRL?

So like in the first episode of Mr. Robot, Elliot hacked a child pornographer and turned him into the police before the episode and the episode starts with him meeting that guy just before the police pick him up. I'm sure most of you are aware of this.

Do hackers ever do anything remotely like this in real life? Or is it just exaggeration/dramatization? I know Mr. Robot is supposed to be a realistic show on hacking.

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