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Kansas Man Killed in ‘SWATting’ Attack
- tptacek 9y agoThis Krebs article might be the better link, but the discussion on this story is here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16030838 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16030838 I will never, ever understand why the perpetrators of serious crimes are so eager to talk to Brian Krebs. I'm glad they do, though.
- sandworm101 9y agoBecause he knows how to talk to them. He has a reputation for not divulging his sources, but is also not judgmental. He sees people like darkhats not as evil but as inevitable outcomes of security deficiencies, which meshes with their own perceptions. All of Krebs' topics are international in scope. Him being Canadian also really helps. He doesn't slip into all the various microagressions that drive so many people up the wall. He stays away from politics, or at least doesn't insert politics or religion into discussions where they aren't warranted.
- tptacek 9y agoI think people tell themselves this, but it's not at all clear from his articles --- which are excellent --- that it's true. He's sure got no problem judging this clown, or the Mirai worm author.