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I'm not familiar with any of this, but just read those links and they don't back up your claim. The person he accuses in the first post (Chaewon) is one of the

I'm not familiar with any of this, but just read those links and they don't back up your claim. The person he accuses in the first post (Chaewon) is one of the three charged.

ziddoap 6y ago
Just because someone has been charged (not convicted) doesn't mean anyone is justified in doxing them. Slightly more comprehensive reads of two incidents of Krebs doxing can be found at [1,2]. >In March 2018, he came under fire from users of a German image board pr0gramm.com after he revealed details about several admins and moderators in an article which claimed to identify who was behind the cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive. >In April last year, Krebs was again slammed by security researchers after he doxxed two of them on Twitter, apparently because he disagreed with them about the operations of Spamhaus. Krebs certainly covers some interesting stories, but I do not hold him in high regard. [1]https://www.itwire.com/security/krebs-accused-of-doxxing-man-based-on-single-source-in-twitter-scam-yarn.html https://www.itwire.com/security/krebs-accused-of-doxxing-man... [2]https://www.itwire.com/security/infosec-researchers-slam-ex-wapo-man-krebs-over-doxxing.html https://www.itwire.com/security/infosec-researchers-slam-ex-...
- markdown 6y ago
  > Just because someone has been charged (not convicted) doesn't mean anyone is justified in doxing them. Maybe, maybe not. Personally, when I see wrongdoing, I like to expose it. He did it under his own name on his own blog, taking on significant personal liability in doing so. This is not at all the same as an anonymous person doxxing someone.
  - ziddoap 6y ago
    >Personally, when I see wrongdoing, I like to expose it. If you have irrefutable proof, you should be going to the appropriate LEA. If you don't have that proof, you should not be posting someones home address to the masses to do with as they please and masquerading it as irrefutable proof. We have all heard horror stories of innocent people being mistaken for criminals (sharing a common name, case of mistaken identity, malice or negligence of the person doing the doxxing, etc.) and having their lives threatened or ruined due to overzealous internet-warriors playing vigilante. Recall the 'Boston Bomber' + Reddit/4chan debacle? Innocent people being doxxed left and right to a vengeance hungry crowd. Not to mention that other innocent people who happen to live at the same address are subject to the punishment you unilaterally decided to hand out. If you think that is an acceptable risk in the name of your personal sense of justice, I doubt we'll ever see eye to eye on the matter. >This is not at all the same as an anonymous person doxxing someone If Krebs doxxed you or I doxxed you, the result for you is the same. I fail to see your point here.
    - markdown 6y ago
      > We have all heard horror stories of innocent people being mistaken for criminals Sure. All the horror stories involve doxxing by anons. This is not the same at all. > If Krebs doxxed you or I doxxed you, the result for you is the same. I fail to see your point here. Well if he was wrong to doxx me, I'd be able to sue him into oblivion. If you doxxed me, there'd be no repercussions for you. That personal liability pretty much ensures that Krebs isn't going to doxx me unless he's absolutely certain that he's right.

I'm not familiar with any of this, but just read those links and they don't back up your claim. The person he accuses in the first post (Chaewon) is one of the three charged.

ziddoap 6y ago

Just because someone has been charged (not convicted) doesn't mean anyone is justified in doxing them. Slightly more comprehensive reads of two incidents of Krebs doxing can be found at [1,2]. >In March 2018, he came under fire from users of a German image board pr0gramm.com after he revealed details about several admins and moderators in an article which claimed to identify who was behind the cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive. >In April last year, Krebs was again slammed by security researchers after he doxxed two of them on Twitter, apparently because he disagreed with them about the operations of Spamhaus. Krebs certainly covers some interesting stories, but I do not hold him in high regard. [1]https://www.itwire.com/security/krebs-accused-of-doxxing-man-based-on-single-source-in-twitter-scam-yarn.html https://www.itwire.com/security/krebs-accused-of-doxxing-man... [2]https://www.itwire.com/security/infosec-researchers-slam-ex-wapo-man-krebs-over-doxxing.html https://www.itwire.com/security/infosec-researchers-slam-ex-...

markdown 6y ago
> Just because someone has been charged (not convicted) doesn't mean anyone is justified in doxing them. Maybe, maybe not. Personally, when I see wrongdoing, I like to expose it. He did it under his own name on his own blog, taking on significant personal liability in doing so. This is not at all the same as an anonymous person doxxing someone.
- ziddoap 6y ago
  >Personally, when I see wrongdoing, I like to expose it. If you have irrefutable proof, you should be going to the appropriate LEA. If you don't have that proof, you should not be posting someones home address to the masses to do with as they please and masquerading it as irrefutable proof. We have all heard horror stories of innocent people being mistaken for criminals (sharing a common name, case of mistaken identity, malice or negligence of the person doing the doxxing, etc.) and having their lives threatened or ruined due to overzealous internet-warriors playing vigilante. Recall the 'Boston Bomber' + Reddit/4chan debacle? Innocent people being doxxed left and right to a vengeance hungry crowd. Not to mention that other innocent people who happen to live at the same address are subject to the punishment you unilaterally decided to hand out. If you think that is an acceptable risk in the name of your personal sense of justice, I doubt we'll ever see eye to eye on the matter. >This is not at all the same as an anonymous person doxxing someone If Krebs doxxed you or I doxxed you, the result for you is the same. I fail to see your point here.
  - markdown 6y ago
    > We have all heard horror stories of innocent people being mistaken for criminals Sure. All the horror stories involve doxxing by anons. This is not the same at all. > If Krebs doxxed you or I doxxed you, the result for you is the same. I fail to see your point here. Well if he was wrong to doxx me, I'd be able to sue him into oblivion. If you doxxed me, there'd be no repercussions for you. That personal liability pretty much ensures that Krebs isn't going to doxx me unless he's absolutely certain that he's right.