Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cybercriminal | Lex Fridman Podcast #272

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: <br>- Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and use code LEX to get $15 off <br>- NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour <br>- Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex and use code LEX to get 25% off premium <br>- MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off <br>- Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off <br> <br>EPISODE LINKS: <br>Brett's Twitter: https://twitter.com/GOllumfun <br>Brett's Website: https://anglerphish.com <br> <br>PODCAST INFO: <br>Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast <br>Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr <br>Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 <br>RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ <br>Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLrAXtmErZgO <br>Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLrAXtmErZgO <br> <br>OUTLINE: <br>0:00 - Introduction <br>3:15 - Early years <br>37:32 - Phishing and social engineering <br>55:36 - SolarWinds cyberattack <br>1:01:23 - Future social engineering fears <br>1:04:04 - Early cybercrimes <br>1:16:38 - Cybercrime entrepreneurship <br>1:20:06 - ShadowCrew <br>1:51:10 - Dark web <br>1:59:56 - ShadowCrew arrested <br>2:11:55 - Cybercrime <br>2:17:02 - Love <br>2:49:06 - Prison <br>3:17:18 - Life after prison <br>3:39:06 - Advice for young people <br>3:40:30 - Hope for the future <br>3:43:59 - Meaning of life <br> <br>SOCIAL: <br>- Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman <br>- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman <br>- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman <br>- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman <br>- Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman <br>- Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman <br>- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman