According to reports dated November 23 from Motherbaord, a hacker
known as “5hm00p” has confessed on Twitter that he served as a FBI
informant and was involved in betraying some of his fellow hackers. He
claims to have helped the US government nab the hacker turned ISIS
fighter Junaid Hussain.
“5hm00p,” a famous hacker and member of the hacker group Rustle League, identified himself over the weekend as an FBI “snitch,” as he put it.
5hm00p explains in a tweet dated November 20 that the FBI had approached him almost two years ago who made him believe that he was going to be raided, if he did not cooperate in a terror investigation.
“5hm00p,” a famous hacker and member of the hacker group Rustle League, identified himself over the weekend as an FBI “snitch,” as he put it.
5hm00p explains in a tweet dated November 20 that the FBI had approached him almost two years ago who made him believe that he was going to be raided, if he did not cooperate in a terror investigation.