154: Hijacked Line
Darknet Diaries
Jack Rhysider
4.9 • 8.6K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
Conor Freeman (x.com/conorfrmn) stole money online. Lot’s of it. In this episode we talk with him, and hear how he did it, why he did, and what he spent it on.
Conor’s website: https://conorfreeman.ie
Conor’s X: https://x.com/conorfrmn
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Sources
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kidnapping-toronto-businessman-cryptocurrency-1.7376679
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/circuit-court/man-jailed-for-role-in-2-million-cryptocurrency-theft-1.4411641
- https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/dun-laoghaire-man-could-face-108-year-us-prison-term-over-alleged-hacking-and-wire-fraud-1.3887715
- https://www.sundayworld.com/crime/irish-crime/irish-authorities-to-transfer-2m-in-stolen-cryptocurrency-back-to-us-owners-after-cab-probe/40576219.html
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | I just heard about this thing called K&R insurance. I don't even know this was possible. |
| 0:04.6 | K&R stands for kidnapping and ransom. If you think you're a likely target for kidnapping |
| 0:08.9 | and people are going to hold you until you pay a ransom, then this might be worth buying. |
| 0:13.6 | Why do I know this? I just ran across an article that said a guy was kidnapped in Toronto |
| 0:18.5 | and held for ransom. They wanted him to pay a million dollars, |
| 0:22.7 | and then they'll let him go. And I think he paid it, and then they dumped him off at a park, |
| 0:27.0 | and they sped off. Why did they kidnap him? Because they knew he had cryptocurrency, a lot of it. |
| 0:34.1 | He was the founder of a crypto-based startup, And if he didn't have the money, surely his |
| 0:37.6 | company did. Well, at least that's what the thieves thought. And they were right. Scary stuff. |
| 0:48.2 | These are true stories from the dark side of the internet. |
| 0:56.6 | I'm Jack Recyder. |
| 1:17.9 | This is Darknet Diaries. This episode is sponsored by Threat Locker. |
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