Former FBI Agent EJ Hilbert brings the audience through his storied career and explains how he became an FBI Agent, what it was like to battle Cyber Organized Crime Groups like Carder Planet on the Cyber Front Lines, and what it took to go up against Al Qaeda in the Cyber Underground after the 911 Attacks. Hilbert explains how he came into contact with FBI Informant Maksym Popov, how he kicked off Operation Ant City, and he explains the intricate complexities of handling a Cyber Criminal Informant during a time when the FBI and Secret Service were just discovering the organized crime structures that existed in the dark web. Hilbert explains how his involvement in a new area of criminal investigations with the FBI eventually led the Department of Justice to investigate him, how he cleared his name, and why he decided to leave his dream job at the FBI to pursue opportunities in the private sector.

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