The eBay Origins of the 'Godfather of Cybercrime'
Brett Johnson, known as the Godfather of Cybercrime, started his criminal career with eBay fraud and eventually moved on to more sophisticated scams such as selling pirated software and installing mod chips in gaming systems and cable boxes. He founded ShadowCrew, an online forum for cybercriminals, and spent 7.5 years in federal prison before reforming himself. His story is chronicled in the book Fool Me Once: Scams, Stories, and Secrets from the Trillion-Dollar Fraud Industry by Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope.