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Who were they?
‘Sunil Markosh and Shama Biswas, Also known by ther online hacker hancles
MOBLEY and TRENTON, respectively, Markesh, 3, worked inthe IT Department of,
Bank of Biswas, only 18, was a student at NYU. Markesh was a US Citizen, Biswas,
however, was bom in Mashhad, Iran, and immigrated tothe US wih her family as a child
‘Both Markesh and Bisras were living in Brookiya, New York, when fsociety enacted the
infamous Five/Nine hack
Where were they from?
Fun Society Arcade
‘The defunct Coney sland, NY, arcade whore the fsociety enacted tho Five/Nine hack
FBI Agents discovered iton June 22, 2015, is signage is missing the leters‘U and 'N
literally speling out F__SOCIETY. Bit on the nose i you askus. The arcade itself has a
dark and checkered past, going all the way back fo the 20s rumor has it that lis
covers befell a grisly demise, leading some fo believe the space cursed.
Phoenix, Arizona
Having fled New York after Sunil Markesh was questioned by the FBI in early July (more
on that below), he and Biswas holed up in a house belonging to Anand Achar, an assoc-
ate of Markesh. Iwas this house that the FBI raided on September 29th, 2016, and
where the fsociety terrorists were found dead by suicide, gunshot wounds fo the head. It
is boieved his was where they masterminded the Cyber Bombings ~ and were discov-
cred plotting another attack targeting air traffic contrl systems.
Red Wheelbarrow BBQ
‘The popular Manhattan fast-food nib jint that curiously popped up overnight in an oco-
omic climate that was forcing most restaurants to shut their doors. We now know that
Reed Wheelbarrow was an fseciety font Presumably, Markesh and Biswas were working
from here betore they fled to Arizona. It was also the lecation where Tycell Welick was
held hostage for months in the basement as, just above him, unsuspecting customers
dined on rise and unknowing employees served milkshakes. On the day of the Cyber
Bombings, Tyrell managed to escape his captivity through the intricate tunnel system that
connected tothe Red Wheelbarrow basement