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Investigating the Dark World of Online Hackers and Social Media Account Selling
TLDR A podcast host delves into the world of online hackers and social media account selling, uncovering a network of individuals engaging in illegal activities. The host discovers the methods used by hackers to gain control of valuable accounts and the disturbing conversations that take place within these communities.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
A woman named Lizzie has her Snapchat account hacked while on vacation, receiving threatening messages from the hacker and fearing for her safety.
05:43
The host investigates the hacker behind Lizzie's Snapchat account and discovers a strange world of online usernames and a potential hacking crew.
11:25
The host joins Maxime's Discord and observes the behavior of the members, who are mostly adults with similar interests in video games, horror movies, and drugs, and engage in edgelord behavior and mean-spirited conversations, while the host tries to gather information about Maxime without being banned from the server.
16:32
Maxime is a young man in his early 20s who lives in France, is into drugs and sad SoundCloud rap, and sells valuable social media accounts on a website called ogusers.com, where accounts can be sold for thousands of dollars.
22:14
Sim swapping is a method used by hackers to gain control of valuable social media accounts by calling the phone company and pretending to be the account owner, and then using two-factor authentication to reset passwords and take over the accounts.
27:26
The host listens in on conversations between Maxime and his friends on the Xanax Discord, where they discuss buying expensive designer clothes and make derogatory comments towards each other, revealing a disturbing conversation about Maxime's past suicide attempts.
33:19
The host consults with a cybersecurity expert named Michael to search for the social media accounts and emails of Maxime and his friends, but they are unable to find any information, leading the host to become increasingly nervous about exposing the hackers.
38:43
The host consults with a cybersecurity expert named Michael who reveals that the hackers have access to all of his personal information, leading the host to take extreme measures to protect himself and his family.
43:53
The host discovers a thread on a copycat website where someone is selling email addresses, and they find evidence that suggests a user named Charlie may be responsible for hacking Lizzie's Snapchat account.
49:42
Charlie, the middleman who sold Lizzie's hacked Snapchat account, admits to being part of an ecosystem that engages in illegal activities but claims that he didn't do anything wrong because Lizzie's account was inactive and her password was weak.
55:36
Charlie admits that he feels bad about what happened and apologizes for taking Lizzie's username, acknowledging that getting hacked sucks.
01:00:32
Charlie apologizes again for his actions and sends Lizzie the money he made from selling her Snapchat account, telling her she can do whatever she wants with it.
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Technology
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