#503 - Brett Johnson - The United States' Most Wanted Hacker

Published: July 23, 2022, 6 a.m.

b'Brett Johnson is referred to by the United States Secret Service as "The Original Internet Godfather", he was the Founder and Leader of Counterfeit Library and Shadow Crew and has been a central figure in the cybercrime world for almost 20 years.\\nBrett has been a lifelong criminal, he was committing crimes from inside the Secret Service\'s own offices, then after being sent to prison he escaped from prison and went on the run to Disneyland, all while defrauding millions. This story is one of the wildest things I\'ve ever heard.\\nExpect to learn what it feels like to be on the FBI\'s Most Wanted list, what actually happened with the Solar Winds hack, how Brett was involved in the origins of the darknet, his thoughts on Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road, the closest calls Brett had to being killed, how he evaded capture for so long, whether he thinks Julian Assange is a criminal or a hero and much more...\\nSponsors:\\nGet the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied)\\nGet 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at\\xa0https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM\\xa0(use code\\xa0MODERNWISDOM)\\nExtra Stuff:\\nCheck out Brett\'s website - https://www.anglerphish.com/\\xa0\\nFollow Brett on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GOllumfun\\xa0\\nGet my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die \\u2192 https://chriswillx.com/books/\\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\\n-\\nGet in touch.\\nInstagram:\\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\\nTwitter:\\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast\\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'