Global Investigative Operations Center

August 26, 2020

Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part I

This post was originally published on this siteAt the height of his cybercriminal career, the hacker known as “Hieupc” was earning $125,000 a month running a bustling identity theft service that siphoned consumer dossiers from some of the world’s top data brokers. That is, until his greed and ambition played straight into an elaborate snare set by the U.S. Secret Service. Now, after more than seven years in prison Hieupc is back in his home country and hoping to convince other would-be cybercrooks to use their computer skills for good. Hieu Minh Ngo, in his teens. For several years beginning […]