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I wonder how much of his personal information was gleaned from "respectable" American companies like Lexis-Nexis, Equifax, and Transperian? I'm sure they gave e

by yardie 7y ago

I wonder how much of his personal information was gleaned from "respectable" American companies like Lexis-Nexis, Equifax, and Transperian? I'm sure they gave everything and medical history for the price of a few coins. I have no respect for companies that don't respect my privacy. And I make it a habit of giving them as much useless, inaccurate information as possible.

chisleu 7y ago
Who do you mean by "his"? Also, Krebs is a hell of a guy.
- srbby 7y ago
  A hell of a guy who doxes people he doesn't like on Twitter.
  - Craighead 7y ago
    A statement devoid of context intended for shock value is better off not said.
    - srbby 7y ago
      I was expecting people on this website to be sufficiently skilled with computers as to being able to use google dot com
    - mieseratte 7y ago
      What shock-value do you speak of? Cursory Googling[0][1] reveals that Mr. Krebs is quite possibly not above reproach. Is there something else that needs to be said about the situation? [0] - https://hacked.wtf/2019/04/26/dear-brian-krebs-no-more-doxxing-as-a-result-of-a-disagreement-please/ https://hacked.wtf/2019/04/26/dear-brian-krebs-no-more-doxxi... [1] - https://www.itwire.com/security/86867-infosec-researchers-slam-ex-wapo-man-krebs-over-doxxing.html https://www.itwire.com/security/86867-infosec-researchers-sl...
  - jchw 7y ago
    This is a bad hill to die on. There are two sides to that story.
    - deleted 7y ago
      [deleted]
- yardie 7y ago
  > Vovnenko first came onto my radar after his alter ego Fly published a blog entry that led with an image of my bloodied, severed head and included my credit report, copies of identification documents, pictures of our front door, information about family members, and so on.
kerkeslager 7y ago
> And I make it a habit of giving them as much useless, inaccurate information as possible. How do you do this? (Specifically, with the companies you mentioned.)
- oyebenny 7y ago
  I would like to know this as well.
  - ryanlol 7y ago
    Easy, you just lie when people ask. Apply for store loyalty cards and similar with fake information to get that associated with your data broker profiles. You could also open phone lines with fake information, ISP accounts and so on. A good investigator with expensive access will still be able to track you down, but automatically exploiting your data will be much more difficult if it's a mess.
    - kerkeslager 7y ago
      We're not talking about just any data brokers though, the parent comment mentioned credit bureaus specifically. I'm not a lawyer, but if you're applying for a line of credit with false information, I'm pretty sure that's a crime. If you're not applying for a line of credit, I don't think credit bureaus such as Equifax or "Transperian" (which I assume is a portmanteau of TransUnion and Experian) will base anything on that data, since it's so obviously easy to manipulate.
      - ryanlol 7y ago
        >I'm not a lawyer, but if you're applying for a line of credit with false information, I'm pretty sure that's a crime. I'm definitely not a lawyer, but unless your intent is to defraud I wouldn't be so sure about that. I also don't see how you'd ever end up getting prosecuted for this unless you really piss someone off, in which case I guess you could get prosecuted for just about anything. In any case, whether or not this is legal seems utterly irrelevant. >If you're not applying for a line of credit, I don't think credit bureaus such as Equifax or "Transperian" (which I assume is a portmanteau of TransUnion and Experian) will base anything on that data, since it's so obviously easy to manipulate. You would be wrong. That'd be an awful way to maintain up-to-date address data on people. Besides, the first company named was "Lexis-Nexis".
ryanlol 7y ago
Well, they were specifically posting a branded Accurint report for Krebs in the lampeduza (IIRC) thread.
staticautomatic 7y ago
Those vendors' reports cost $10-$20 and contain no medical records.
- Breza 7y ago
  I'm currently working on a batch of information requests about myself to different data brokers and alternative credit reporting firms. I send a copy of my drivers license and a recent utility bill and they send me my records for free. It's shocking what I found the last time I did this.
deogeo 7y ago
Dig up the personal information of their owners, board members, and major shareholders, and publish or sell it - an eye for an eye.

by yardie 7y ago

chisleu 7y ago

Who do you mean by "his"? Also, Krebs is a hell of a guy.

srbby 7y ago
A hell of a guy who doxes people he doesn't like on Twitter.
- Craighead 7y ago
  A statement devoid of context intended for shock value is better off not said.
  - srbby 7y ago
    I was expecting people on this website to be sufficiently skilled with computers as to being able to use google dot com
  - mieseratte 7y ago
    What shock-value do you speak of? Cursory Googling[0][1] reveals that Mr. Krebs is quite possibly not above reproach. Is there something else that needs to be said about the situation? [0] - https://hacked.wtf/2019/04/26/dear-brian-krebs-no-more-doxxing-as-a-result-of-a-disagreement-please/ https://hacked.wtf/2019/04/26/dear-brian-krebs-no-more-doxxi... [1] - https://www.itwire.com/security/86867-infosec-researchers-slam-ex-wapo-man-krebs-over-doxxing.html https://www.itwire.com/security/86867-infosec-researchers-sl...
- jchw 7y ago
  This is a bad hill to die on. There are two sides to that story.
  - deleted 7y ago
    [deleted]
yardie 7y ago
> Vovnenko first came onto my radar after his alter ego Fly published a blog entry that led with an image of my bloodied, severed head and included my credit report, copies of identification documents, pictures of our front door, information about family members, and so on.

kerkeslager 7y ago

> And I make it a habit of giving them as much useless, inaccurate information as possible. How do you do this? (Specifically, with the companies you mentioned.)

oyebenny 7y ago
I would like to know this as well.
- ryanlol 7y ago
  Easy, you just lie when people ask. Apply for store loyalty cards and similar with fake information to get that associated with your data broker profiles. You could also open phone lines with fake information, ISP accounts and so on. A good investigator with expensive access will still be able to track you down, but automatically exploiting your data will be much more difficult if it's a mess.
  - kerkeslager 7y ago
    We're not talking about just any data brokers though, the parent comment mentioned credit bureaus specifically. I'm not a lawyer, but if you're applying for a line of credit with false information, I'm pretty sure that's a crime. If you're not applying for a line of credit, I don't think credit bureaus such as Equifax or "Transperian" (which I assume is a portmanteau of TransUnion and Experian) will base anything on that data, since it's so obviously easy to manipulate.
    - ryanlol 7y ago
      >I'm not a lawyer, but if you're applying for a line of credit with false information, I'm pretty sure that's a crime. I'm definitely not a lawyer, but unless your intent is to defraud I wouldn't be so sure about that. I also don't see how you'd ever end up getting prosecuted for this unless you really piss someone off, in which case I guess you could get prosecuted for just about anything. In any case, whether or not this is legal seems utterly irrelevant. >If you're not applying for a line of credit, I don't think credit bureaus such as Equifax or "Transperian" (which I assume is a portmanteau of TransUnion and Experian) will base anything on that data, since it's so obviously easy to manipulate. You would be wrong. That'd be an awful way to maintain up-to-date address data on people. Besides, the first company named was "Lexis-Nexis".

ryanlol 7y ago

Well, they were specifically posting a branded Accurint report for Krebs in the lampeduza (IIRC) thread.

staticautomatic 7y ago

Those vendors' reports cost $10-$20 and contain no medical records.

Breza 7y ago
I'm currently working on a batch of information requests about myself to different data brokers and alternative credit reporting firms. I send a copy of my drivers license and a recent utility bill and they send me my records for free. It's shocking what I found the last time I did this.

deogeo 7y ago

Dig up the personal information of their owners, board members, and major shareholders, and publish or sell it - an eye for an eye.