Brett Johnson was a US Most Wanted cybercriminal, called the Original Internet Godfather by US Secret Service for building the first organized cybercrime community called ShadowCrew, which was the precursor to today’s darknet and darknet markets. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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OUTLINE:
0:00 – Introduction
3:15 – Early years
37:32 – Phishing and social engineering
55:36 – SolarWinds cyberattack
1:01:23 – Future social engineering fears
1:04:04 – Early cybercrimes
1:16:38 – Cybercrime entrepreneurship
1:20:06 – ShadowCrew
1:51:10 – Dark web
1:59:56 – ShadowCrew arrested
2:11:55 – Cybercrime
2:17:02 – Love
2:49:06 – Prison
3:17:18 – Life after prison
3:39:06 – Advice for young people
3:40:30 – Hope for the future
3:43:59 – Meaning of life
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