ABOUT BRETT JOHNSON

Brett 'Gollumfun' Johnson is one of the top experts in the world on cybercrime, identity theft, fraud, and cybersecurity. His knowledge is unique in that his education does not come from a book or school but from hands on training, i.e. from the criminal side of things. He has an understanding of cybercrime that the majority of people on the planet will never possess. Brett built the first organized financial cybercrime community, Shadowcrew, while also establishing several forms of financial cybercrime. Shadowcrew was the precursor to today's darknet markets and laid the foundation for the way modern cybercrime channels still operate today. He was placed on the FBI Most Wanted List, convicted of 39 felonies, and sentenced to 7 1/2 years in federal prison before eventually reforming and becoming a speaker and consultant for the good guys.