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I remember watching a talk Brian gave where he touched on the meatspace implications of his reporting. Private security, threats of violence, doxxing. This is
by gundmc 6y ago
I remember watching a talk Brian gave where he touched on the meatspace implications of his reporting. Private security, threats of violence, doxxing.
This is the kind of stuff that people kill over. I'm really glad he's doing the work he does, I don't know if I'd be brave enough to if I were in that position.
- mc32 6y agoI would definitely not recommend it for anyone who has family. If I were an orphan and single, maybe...
- acruns 6y agoBrian 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-heroin-to-my-home-sentenced/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/02/men-who-sent-swat-team-h...
- Thorrez 6y agoSome lady in a mask went to his house and cut down a tree in his front yard[1]. He's been sent flower arrangements mourning the "death" of his wife[2]. His site is also the benchmark against which every DDOS system is tested. [1] http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/596-Life-of-Brian.html http://www.hackerfactor.com/blog/index.php?/archives/596-Lif... [2] https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/hacker-who-sent-me-heroin-faces-charges-in-u-s/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2015/10/hacker-who-sent-me-heroi...
- Markoff 6y agothat was my first thought when I read the headline, I'm surprised the guy is still alive people get killed over much smaller things than millions of dollars