What Would You Do If a Hacker Stole All of Your Money?

Introduction

• Victim of a scam that stole £43,254.11 from business account.
• Recovered the money but questioned damage hackers could do with more time.
• Hired two ex-criminals to test vulnerabilities and try to ruin his life.

The Hackers

Tony Sales

• Known as Britain’s biggest fraudster.
• Transitioned from petty crime to large-scale operations stealing over £30 million from corporations.
• Now reformed, writes, has a movie coming out, and helps governments and businesses with security.

Solomon Gilbert

• Ethical hacker, shut down terrorist websites and attacked the American Nazi party as a teen.
• Arrested and investigated for targeting secret government agencies.
• Currently partners with Tony to help in cybersecurity.

The Plan

• Signed a consent form allowing Tony and Solomon to steal his identity and commit crimes in his name.
• Changed all passwords and secured the YouTube channel.

Steps the Hackers Took

Social Media Reconnaissance

• Investigated Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn for personal info.
• Aimed to gather sufficient data to create a digital identity.

Physical Investigation

• Rummaged through rubbish bins for sensitive information.
• Found discarded sensitive documents, gaining about 20 pieces of critical data.

Wi-Fi Hacking

• Used Wi-Fi Pineapple to gain control of office network.
• Accessed most social media accounts via phishing and DNS redirection.
• Extracted details like National Insurance number.

Results of the Intrusion

• Managed to create 60% of digital identity using found data.
• Gained office entry and found additional sensitive documents.
• Had potential to destroy data systems with devices like USB killers.
• Gathered info like phone numbers and bank details within minutes.

Deep Fake and Financial Manipulation

• Developed a deep fake of his face for further manipulations.
• Opened a bank account and a crypto account in the victim's name.
• Took out loans and made transactions using these fraudulent accounts.
• Successfully purchased properties and transferred large sums of money in crypto.

Conclusion

• Hackers demonstrated how easy it is to steal and ruin a digital identity.
• Emphasized the importance of securing personal and sensitive information.
• Ended with a strong reminder to be careful about any personal data shared publicly.