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own backyard, but Max was intrigued—the agent's hard drive offered potentially useful insight into the bureau's methods. They talked about what to do next. Some of the files indicated the agent had an informant who was providing information on Script, the CarderPlanet leader who sold Chris his first dumps. Should they warn Script that there was an informant in his circle?

They decided to do nothing; if he were ever busted, Max figured, he might be able to play this as a trump card. If it got out that he'd accidentally hacked an FBI agent, it could embarrass the bureau, maybe even cost them some convictions.

He returned to his work hacking the carders. But he knew now that he wasn't the only outsider worming into the crime forums.