Brett Johnson is a former US most wanted cyber criminal turned good guy. The United States Secret Service called Brett “The Original Internet Godfather.” Brett’s rollercoaster of a story is one you don’t want to miss as you’ll hear about his role in refining modern financial cybercrime, being convicted of 39 felonies, escaping prison, and how he built the first organized cyber crime community. This community called “Shadow Crew” laid the way for modern cybercrime channels today.Brett was sentenced to 90 months in prison, but that isn’t where his story ended. After a life of crime, Brett finally took responsibility for where his life had ended up, and found redemption with the FBI. This was a chance to turn his life around and use his past for good, and so he took it. Today, Brett is considered one of the leading authorities on cyber crime, identity theft, and cyber security. Now, he works hard to protect others from the type of person he used to be.This episode is part 1 of 2 with Brett Johnson, so make sure to tune in next week for the second half of this fascinating conversation. In part 1 you will hear what it's like to grow up with a mom that's a fraudster, how he learned to steal at age 10, and meeting the first decent person at age 16. Brett’s insight on what makes cybercrime easy for criminals, what cyber criminals look for, and why cyber crimes go unreported.Key highlights:Brett’s childhood of abuse, and what he learned from his parents that influenced him throughout his lifeThe first crime Brett ever committed as a childThe Eastern Kentucky mentalityHow being a “social engineer” benefitted Brett as a criminalHow Brett met the first decent human being in his lifeHow Brett lost a full scholarship for actingHow he got into internet crimeThe first lesson cyber criminals learnHow trust is established onlineWhat predators look for onlineWhat needs to happen for cybercrime to be successful?Connect with Brett Johnson:Website: anglerphish.comLinkedIn: Brett JohnsonPodcast: The Brett Johnson ShowCybercrime 101 BlogTo Connect with Mike: Website LinkedIn Instagram Twitter YouTube Coaching Get Mike’s book: Owner Shift Please LIKE 👍SHARE 📲SUBSCRIBE to stay updated on all LIVE Streams on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter

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