Among its users was a website run by a ring of cybercriminals operating under the name “EGodly.”
The now-retired FBI agent told Reuters that the group was being investigated over its connection to swatting incidents.
“These are bad folks,” the former agent said.
“They’re not a pleasant group.”
A cybersecurity researcher said EGodly was made up of hardened fraudsters.
Coristine set up Tesla.Sexy LLC in 2021, when he was 16 years old.
According to journalist Jacob Silverman, Coristine’s great-grandfather worked for the KGB during the Cold War.
Coristine was fired from a cybersecurity internship last year for allegedly leaking insider information to a rival.
He was also accused of frequently engaging with Telegram and Discord communities linked to cybercrime.
