The 25-year-old’s alleged actions in the days after the attack suggest he was not exactly a criminal mastermind. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Council conducted a series of suspicious internet searches, for phrases like “SECGOV hack,” “telegram swap,” “how can I know for sure if I am being investigated by the FBI,” and “What are the signs you are under investigation by law enforcement or the FBI even if you have not been contacted by them.”
What a ding dong.
Tech-savvy enough to “hack” the SEC, has to Google “How do I know if the FBI is on to me?”.
Being tech savvy doesn’t automatically bestow knowledge of good opsec.
I wouldn’t assume that a guy who builds top-fuel dragster engines could tell me how to avoid a speed trap.
He should. But no, you shouldn’t assume he does.