David Kee Cress aka DR32 found eligible for extradition to the Colorado on hacking charges

A 24-year-old Adelaide man with microchips embedded in his fingers is awaiting extradition to the United States on hacking charges after being caught in an elaborate FBI sting.

An alleged Adelaide master hacker, who has microchips embedded in his hands, faces extradition to the US and years in a Federal penitentiary after being caught in an elaborate FBI sting.

David Kee Crees, 24, of Collinswood, who can be revealed as linked to one of Australia’s largest hacks in 2015, is charged with 22 counts including 16 accounts of fraud, according to an arrest warrant issued by the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado.

Crees is currently in an Adelaide prison after being found eligible for extradition.

The Sunday Mail understands his unique augmentations in his hands have caused security issues within the prison with special procedures put in place to deal with Crees who continues to set off metal detectors despite having nothing in his hands.

A Corrections Department spokeswoman said Crees was being kept in a high security prison with appropriate measures in place.

A warrant for his arrest was issued by the District Court of Colorado on July 7, 2021, prompting the FBI to begin liaising with Australian law enforcement.

An indictment lodged by the United States Attorney for the District of Colorado and released by the Adelaide Magistrates Court shows that Crees is charged with 22 counts including 16 counts of fraud relating to an FBI sting.

Screen grab showing the scars on the hands of David Crees where he inserted microchips. Picture: Facebook.

Online security website DataBreaches.net reported in September that an undercover FBI operative had made contact with Crees to offer him hundreds of thousands of dollars in exchange for targeted system intrusions and theft.

The FBI tracked the payments, which were allegedly made in cryptocurrencies through blockchain ledgers back to Crees.

Crees is also alleged to have offered 500,000 credit card details he claimed to have hacked through various businesses.

Earlier this year Crees was found eligible for extradition by the Adelaide Magistrates Court and was remanded in custody while Federal authorities decide whether to pursue extradition.

Court documents released to The Advertiser show Crees also goes by the handle DR32.

However he has also been tied to the online handle “Abdilo” which is itself notorious for reaches of security and hacking activities for years.

The profile Abdilo was linked to the theft of the details of hundreds of thousands of Aussie Travel Cover customers in 2015.

A user of the Abdilo handle later said they had stolen 770,000 records which included names, phone numbers and email addresses.

In January 2015, Abdilo live streamed as they attacked US college systems, scrapping the details of students and displaying weaknesses in their systems.

David Kee Crees is awaiting extradition to the US on fraud charges. Picture: Facebook

David Cee Crees aka DR32 is awaiting extradition to the United States on money laundering and fraud charges. Picture: Facebook

Abdilo claimed to be responsible for hacking websites run by local government organisations, Australian universities and the Australian Nuclear and Technology Organisation.

It is unclear whether Crees was personally behind the Abdilo account at all times or for shorter periods of time.

He does not face any criminal charges in Australia linked to hacking or online activity.

The ABC linked Abdilo to other online handles including Notavirus, Surivaton and Grey Hat Mafia’s Bitch, all of which were prolific posters on social media and hacking forums.

In April 2015, AFP searched a house in Queensland linked to the Abdilo account and served a teenage male with notices to hand over passwords.

In the aftermath of the search hackers forums came alive with discussion about who Abdilo was and to castigate him for “suicide hacking” – penetrating systems with the goal of causing maximum disruption before being caught.

David Cee Crees aka DR32 is awaiting extradition to the US on fraud charges.

“It’s like proudly boasting about a bank robbery on Facebook,” one comment from 2015 read.

Many of the posts disappeared after the raid and Twitter accounts linked to both Abdilo and Crees have either been disabled or have been inactive for long periods of time.

The FBI and the US Attorney for the District of Colorado declined to comment.

The Colorado District Court confirmed that the US indictment issued in the case had been sealed by order of the presiding officer.

The AFP declined to comment on the extradition.