From High Life Hackers to National Menace: The Rise and Fall of Digital Bandits ‘ACG’

From High Life Hackers to National Menace: The Rise and Fall of Digital Bandits ‘ACG’

Hackers ‘ACG’ popped champagne and bought sports cars. Then the group and its associates ushered in a bold new era of crime where anything is possible.

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A service economy emerged of people who were willing to perform these attacks for a fee or a cut of the takings. On Telegram, one group offered brickings, robberies, and kidnappings for a few hundred to thousands of dollars. Name the state, and they would see if they had people there. When the heists were digital-only, Searchers found juicy targets by rummaging through emails before bringing in a Holder to take over their phone number. Searchers now hunted for victims and then provided their details to new roles in these organizations: the Bricker. The Fighter. The Gunman.