Brian has already been through swatting, had a hacker send heroin and police to his home. I believe there was another article where he was warned by the FBI to take precautions as there was a threat against his life (I might be confusing him with someone else... it's been a while since I worked in infosec).

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/02/men-who-sent-swat-team-h...