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Mar 2022
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#272 – Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cyb...

LEX FRIDMAN
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Brett Johnson was a US Most Wanted cybercriminal, called the Original Internet Godfather by US Secret Service for building the 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: - Public Goods: https://publicgoods.com/lex and us ... Show More
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