Arresting America’s Most Prolific Identity Thief: The Agent & Hacker Revisit the Sting

In this episode of Detonation Point, Matt O’Neill sits down with Hieu Minh Ngo - once America’s most prolific identity thief, and also the man he arrested. Together, they revisit what really happened: hacked data brokers, fake PI licenses, and the sting operation that ended in Guam. Along the way, they explore the social engineering playbooks shared by hackers and agents, the lure of money, and the human blind spots that make cybercrime so effective. Two former adversaries now compare notes, offering lessons for anyone determined to keep data safe.