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. Highly recommend Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground by Kevin Poulsen: https://a.co/d/iFQ7wph 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 Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://twitter.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Thank you to our Patrons, including Igli Laci Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Sources: Boise State University images: By Iamneven - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72930553 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 Computer with dial up internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcuQKEG2FXQ by Ionic1k | YouTube, Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) 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 Coach bags in store display window: Leitonmahillo, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Close-up single coach purse: Shoshanah, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 via Wikimedia Commons Datacenter (ARSAT) By IMarcoHerrera - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65280240 Orange County Central Jail Complex in Santa Ana, California: By Photograph by D Ramey Logan, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33806795 (expanded by Newsthink) 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 Federal Correctional Institution in Victorville images: Tedder - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=133268955