The Brett Johnson Show

Over 50% of all internet traffic? Bots. Bots can also be over 90% of traffic on any website you visit. Most Bots? They are good--they make your online experience better. But Bots can be Bad when used for Crime.

Worried about Zero Day Attacks or Unknown Vulnerabilities? Brett Johnson is not. During his 20 year reign as a cybercrook, Brett had access to 2 Zero Day attacks. Only one produced profit. If you are waiting on a Zero Day top Profit? You will starve to death. Brett Johnson, Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal discusses the real problem.

The definition of the darkweb has changed over the years. Brett Johnson built and ran the precursor of todays darkweb and darkweb markets. Then the TOR browser came. Today? Discord, Wickr, Telegram, and more. 

For Cybercrime to succeed? 3 Things have to take place. Criminals must gather Data. Criminals must commit a crime. And then, Criminals must cash out that crime. The problem is one single criminal cannot do all three things. Brett Johnson discusses.

Lot of former criminals out there wanting to find work in cyber. And a whole lot of them have reached out to Brett Johnson to ask his advice. The Truth? It ain't easy. 

Social Engineering reigns among new cybercriminals. One of the more nifty types of fraud? Advanced Replacement. That's where you have something, claim it doesnt work, and the manufacturer send you a new one before you send the broken one back. Sounds like an open door for fraud! Cha-Ching! 

Trust matters. In order for a scammer to defraud you or your company he must establish a degree of Trust with that potential victim. But it goes deeper than that. Criminals have to Trust one another in order to be successful. Brett Johnson discusses Trust in Cybercrime environments.

2 million views. Widely called the best episode of the Lex Fridman Show. Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal and Original Internet Godfather, Brett Johnson discusses his appearance on the Lex Fridman Show.

Those pesky Russians. Vlad "The Impaler" Putin waging war on Ukraine. Solarwinds. Notpetya. Overall bad Mojo from the country John McCain referred to as a gas station. Truth is? Russia is highly advanced in cyber-warfare. No one is better. 

How does a Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal raise children? It's hard. Especially in today's modern world of smartphones and tablets. Brett Johnson discusses his personal experience in a lighthearted, but serious episode.

Why would you click on that link? Why would you send money to someone you don't even know? Who would ever believe giftcards?  We tend to blame the victims of crime for the crimes which are perpetrated upon them. Mass media does it. Family and friends do it. And many of the 7500+ Security Companies do it. If we ever hope to successfully combat crime we must stop blaming victims. Former US Most...

Following a Break-in at his sister's home, Former US Most Wanted Brett Johnson gives advice on how to protect yourself online and off.

Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal turned Good Guy, Brett Johnson isn't finished complaining about ID.me yet. Here he walks through their system and site.

Sometimes people forget who they are. Sometimes they are abused, or caught up in a relationship, or just get sidetracked and lose themselves. This happened to my Father, Ray Johnson. Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal Brett Johnson discusses.

Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal Brett Johnson discusses the need to work together in order to solve the problems of online crime and cybersecurity.

During the pandemic billions of dollars were lost to Stimulus Fraud. And during that time, marketing company turned security wannabe ID.me became a Billion dollar company. But all is not well in the land of ID.me. Find out why. And find out why you shouldn't use them.

Use a credit card to mistakenly pay a scammer? You are protected. use Zelle to pay that same scammer? Banks offer no protection and even so so far as to blame you for being a victim. Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal Brett Johnson discusses Zelle Fraud, what it is, how it works , what needs to be done, and how you can protect yourself.

Refund Fraud. Its a fraud eating merchants and retailers alive. Crooks order an item then claim they didn't get it, wasn't in the box, etc. Mix that crime with the fastest growing form of identity theft on the planet--synthetic fraud. What do you get? A near perfect crime for fraudsters and a nonstop nightmare for everyone else. Former US Most Wanted Cybercriminal Brett Johnson discusses how crook...

The Trailer for The Brett Johnson Show! Meet Brett Johnson: Former US Most Cybercriminal Turned Good Guy. Each week Brett talks cybercrime, scams, fraud, security, current topics, and more. Learn how to protect you, your loved ones, and your business from the type of person Brett used to be.