Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cybercriminal

Lex Fridman Podcast # 272 ^ | Brett Johnson

[Eleutheria5]

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.

[Eleutheria5]

Admits he was an evil POS, said that criminal enterprises always end badly because of what it does to the criminal perp, that destroys all their relationships and makes them incapable of enjoying anything. This is hopeful, because it is a forecast of what will in the end happen to the big-time criminals in Washington, Moscow, Beijing, and elsewhere.

[ALX]

Thanks for posting. I will listen later.

[Paladin2]

And here I thought that Ed Snowdon was the wurst ever...

[KC_Conspirator]

Must read

[FamiliarFace]

Ok, I kinda sorta know a Brett Johnson, but haven’t seen him since I wore braids in my hair. I can’t imagine for a minute that this is the same person. Not even a NY minute.