The Hacker Who Ruled the Criminal Underworld
Max Butler, aka Iceman, wasn't your typical hacker. Go to my sponsor https://aura.com/newsthink to get a 14-day FREE trial and see how much of your data is being sold.
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Chapters:
0:00 From FBI Informant to Criminal
0:22 Max’s Early Life and Downfall
1:37 Max Ray Vision: Rise of a Cybercriminal
2:58 Discovery of BIND flaw and the Backdoor
4:22 From White Hat to Black Hat
5:05 Meeting Chris Aragon
6:34 Launching Carders Market
6:44 Iceman: The King of Carding
8:05 Law Enforcement Closes In
8:52 Max’s Arrest and Downfall
13:01 Sponsor: Protecting Yourself from Cybercrime
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Idaho State Correctional Institution: By James Du Toit - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113085010
Old Idaho State Penitentiary Site: By Seacheese234 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=147330053
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Taft Correctional Institution: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Alienware laptop courtesy of RandomGaminginHD on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=bK0m5dqhMxY
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Linux servers (2005): Flickr user Phil! Gold, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Federal Correctional Institution in Oakdale, California: By Hot Furnace - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61910039w
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