Part 3 of Dave Thomas’ story of working as a cybercriminal for the FBI story is up on Wired, The Boards Come Crashing Down.

This portion explores what happened in the climax and aftermath of the FBI’s sting operation.

Interestingly, Thomas knew the hacker who cracked Paris Hilton’s Sidekick and was one of the first to get Paris’ photos.

We’re interviewing David soon, probably this Sunday. What should we ask him, a man versed in all manner of identity theft and credit card fraud? — BEN POPKEN

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