Brett Johnson

Brett Johnson

Former Most Wanted and "The Original Internet Godfather"

Former United States Most Wanted, Brett Johnson, referred to by the United States Secret Service as "The Original Internet Godfather" has been a central figure in the cybercrime world for over 20 years. He built and was leader of ShadowCrew, the precursor to today's darknet markets. He was instrumental in developing many areas of online fraud while helping design, implement, and refine modern Identity Theft, Account Take Over Fraud, Card Not Present Fraud, IRS Tax Fraud, and countless other social engineering attacks, breaches, and hacking operations. Upon his capture, the United States Secret Service hired Johnson to work as a consultant and informant. Johnson worked with the Secret Service for several months before going on a cross country crime spree, being placed on the US Most Wanted List, being captured again, sent to prison, escaping prison, being captured yet again, and finally accepting responsibility for his actions. Today, Johnson works as a security consultant and public speaker. He is one of the world's foremost authorities on cybercrime and identity theft. During 2017, He has been featured in the book, "Kingpin" by Kevin Poulsen and on numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, NBC, CNN Money, Wired Magazine, Vice, RT TV, ArsTechnica, The Independent, and more.


Cybercrime Exposed: Insights from a Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal

Presented by Brett Johnson  •  July 13, 2018

Cybercrime Exposed: Insights from a Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal

Presented by Brett Johnson  •  June 25, 2018

Cybercrime Exposed: Insights from a Former U.S. Most Wanted Cybercriminal

Presented by Brett Johnson  •  May 17, 2018

The Felon and the Fed: Two Very Different Views of Cybercrime

Presented by Brett Johnson , Aaron Sherman  •  May 1, 2018

Cybercrime Exposed: Insights from a Former U.S. Most Wanted Cybercriminal

Presented by Brett Johnson  •  April 3, 2018

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