The Brett Johnson Show

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan. Charged for trying to launder $4.5 billion in Bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in 2016. Both facing 25 years in prison. But no one has been charged with the theft. Who did it? Maybe Ilya's father might have an idea. After all, he was a confirmed cybercriminal who breached not only USSS computers, but also servers at the First National Bank and Trust...

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan. Charged for trying to launder $4.5 billion in Bitcoins stolen from Bitfinex in 2016. Both facing 25 years in prison. But no one has been charged with the theft. Who did it? Maybe Ilya's father might have an idea. After all, he was a confirmed cybercriminal who breached not only USSS computers, but also servers at the First National Bank and Trust...

An old "Associate" reaches out. Associate? Well, a fellow Brett set up and sent to prison. The Agents who sent the guy to prison? Not exactly by the book. Brett discusses and touches on deleted text messages, and more. And what about all those fake profiles on Linkedin? Not worried about Privacy? Facebook ratted out a 17 year old getting an abortion. Government agencies are buying cell phone track...

Does Crime Pay? If It didn't there wouldn't be millions of criminals breaking the law. But crime doesn't always pay in cash. Viewer comments: Relationship advice, addiction, healthcare, Jordan Peterson and more. And what about that kid I snitched on?

TikTok. It's a lot of fun. Probably the best Social Media has to offer. But is it safe? Justin Pierce visits The Brett Johnson Show to discuss why you should delete TikTok immediately and never use it again. But Brett REALLY likes TikTok.... Is TikTok a tool of the Chinese Government being used to gain information on American Citizens, Troops, and more? Hmm....

Is it possible to steal an election? Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal Brett Johnson says Yes. Big Secret? He isn't the only one saying it. Brett discusses the ways in which an election can be defrauded and even shows you how easy it is to register dead people to vote. Also discussed: The Trump Raid, Stalkers, Andrew Tate, and more.

All wheels are turning to release Britney Griner from a Russian prison. But what about the thousands of prisoners in the USA being held on marijuana charges? Or what about Paul Whelan, held in Russia since 2018? Was he a spy? Alex Jones and Amnesty International prove that facts don't matter. The only thing that matters is what someone can be convinced of. And you want to learn something about the...

Some Dude made $3 million dollars selling college textbooks rented on Amazon? A couple of Russian Spies steal the identities of dead babies in order to live as US citizens and spy on the United States? Does the Government know who Satoshi Nakamoto is? Are Virtual Credit Cards safe? Former US Most Wanted Internet Godfather, Brett Johnson, discusses this and more.

A follow up show to Brett Johnson's appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show and discuss further some of the topics discussed on the show like Cryptocurrency and election fraud. Brett also gives relationship advice to a viewer asking about her cocaine addicted Fiance. The show ends answering a questionnaire sent over by security company, Goodlabs.

What happens when the companies and organizations we Trust turn bad? Uber was recently in news for engaging in criminal activities in order to build its ride-sharing empire. Execs at Uber loved that their own drivers were being attacked. And they joked about the crimes they were breaking. While Uber is an extreme example, it isn't the only company or service doing bad things. In this episode, Form...

The United States Secret Secret Service called Brett Johnson "The Original Internet Godfather." How did he get the title? 39 felonies, a place on the US Most Wanted List, an Escape from prison. And if that were enough? Johnson built and ran the first organized cybercrime community--ShadowCrew. ShadowCrew was a precursor to today's darknet and darknet markets and it laid the foundation for the way...

Looking for love in all the wrong places? You might fall victim to a Romance Scam. Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal, Original Internet Godfather, and Chief Criminal Officer Brett Johnson discusses how these scams work, how criminals get victims to trust them, and what you can do to protect yourself from these scams.

The Dark Triad: A Psychological Test used to measure Machiavellianism, Narcissism, and Psychopathy. Big negative traits. People scoring high on the chart are much more likely to commit crimes, cause problems, and be general a**holes. Wonder how a former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal and Internet Godfather would score on the exam? Brett Johnson finds out. Also discussed: Supreme Court Justices Doxxe...

Want to get the PS5 for free? Or the new Macbook or iPhone? Or maybe you want to steal $150k in furniture and appliances weekly? Refund Fraud is the answer. Beginning Refund Fraudsters can profit $20,000 or more monthly. Experienced crooks make...more. It is a crime which has changed the dynamics of online fraud. In this episode Brett Discusses the history of Refunding, how it's done, and if it ca...

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Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal turned Good Guy discusses prison. How was a known Snitch able to walk the yard? Brett answers that question. More important, it seems prison isn't all negative. The Original Internet Godfather discusses the positive aspects of being incarcerated and how it helped change his life.

Synthetic Fraud: 80% of all new account fraud. The fastest growing form of identity theft on the planet. 20% of all credit card chargebacks. 5% of all overall credit card debt. $20 Billion dollar a year--for the bad guys. Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal and Original Internet Godfather Brett Johnson discusses what Synthetic Fraud is, how it works, if it can be stopped, how it will be committed...

Ross Ulbricht. Inventor of Silk Road, the first successful darknet market. He's also the man responsible for giving crypto it's first real-world use case. He's also an internet Godfather, a drug trafficker, a man who tried to have 6 people murdered, and an inmate serving Life in prison. Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal and Original Internet Godfather comments on Ulbricht's case and sentence.

A person can have an addiction to anything: Drugs, alcohol, gambling, gaming, work, exercise, people, relationships, environments, anything. A person who is addicted loves the addiction more than anything in their lives. They will choose the addiction over everything else. Nothing is more important. Original internet Godfather Brett Johnson discusses his addiction and working to overcome it.

Solarwinds provided network monitoring services for over 400,000 clients including 425 of the Fortune 500 Companies and most US Government Offices. Think Microsoft, Nvidia, FBI, Secret Service, NSA, Pentagon, Office of the US President. You name it? Chances are they used Solarwinds. Then they were hacked. Special Guest Justin Pierce visits The Brett Johnson Show to discuss. How bad was it? So bad...

33% of cybercrime involves taking advantage from the consumer side. Think ATO, Account Takeovers: Bank, credit card, email, merchant accounts, gaming accounts and more. Former US Most Wanted Cybercrook Brett Johnson talks about how ATOs happen and what you can do to protect yourself.

Drop Addresses--Addresses criminals use to receive illegal goods. Think drugs, fake IDs, credit cards, stolen laptops, etc. Find out in this episode how criminals pick addresses and what they look for in your neighborhood when choosing an address to commit crime. Watch and find out how to secure your home and neighborhood.

Brett Johnson discusses overcoming the negative in life and overcoming obstacles. 

Brett Johnson, Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal, discusses victim mentality from the abuse he suffered as a child to the work he does today in assisting victims of fraud.

Brett talks about the precursor of today's darkweb and darkweb markets--Shadowcrew. Shadowcrew was the genesis of modern financial cybercrime as we know it. Shadowcrew was also the home to a Who's Who of Criminals. Take Michael Patryn and Gerald Cotten--the subjects of Netflix's The Crypto King. Brett givens his experience and insight into the Criminal Crypto Duo.