Meet Brian Krebs: the IT security blogger cyber criminals love to hate

In the last year, Eastern European cyber criminals have stolen Brian Krebs’ identity a half-dozen times, brought down his website, included his name and some unpleasant epithets in their malware code, sent faecal matter and heroin to his doorstep, and called a SWAT team to his home just as his mother was arriving for dinner.

“I can’t imagine what my neighbours think of me,” he said dryly.