Hacksforcrack is just an inexperienced, and uneducated kid. Please be careful who you rely on for security related info guys.
Here's his original thread, with him clearly incriminating himself. It's not difficult whatsoever for LE to link the two once apprehended.
If he weren't such an arrogant SOB, I could sort of see the need for someone like him to keep security up on markets. That being said, this guy just seems like a script kid, doing more bragging than actual hacking. Being proud of DDOSing a service some posters on here might use, and then bragging about it like the only reason for doing it is for validation and attention, is pretty pathetic. The username says it all. He hacks for crack. How many people on crack would you honestly trust handling your OPSEC? I certainly wouldn't. It's only a matter of time before this fool gets caught because of his need to brag and boast. Sorry man, but attacking sites and then boasting about how much trouble and money you've cost them is complete nonsense. Sure, Absolem and Havana were probably doomed from the start. That being said, he certainly didn't assist them in any way to get on a path towards stable security, and because of this I don't understand what service he was offering at all beyond being a nuisance and extorting marketplaces to stop being said nuisance. Fuck people that hack and attack sites for nothing more than their personal gains. We for damn sure don't need a blackmailing, extorting, crackhead punk in this community. It's one thing to help a market with OPSEC, but what this guy is doing goes beyond that. Pure extortion