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I really dislike theses kinds of comments in theses kind of posts. This is just bragging. I would like the bad people to be caught and you are just giving away

by miyuru 5y ago

I really dislike theses kinds of comments in theses kind of posts. This is just bragging. I would like the bad people to be caught and you are just giving away free advice to any future thief like him and also kind of encouraging other people which is kind of worrisome. Privacy is a double edge sword and this is case that I happy that he was caught because of his lack of knowledge.

arcticfox 5y ago
This information can all be easily found or derived, Mr. Sharp wasn't lacking resources to learn opsec if he cared. He was probably just overconfident in his knowledge; you kind of have to be somewhat nuts to try to pull this off so it's not too surprising.
ramcle 5y ago
But such information can also serve as an advice for potential victims. For example, many people don't think about the fact that if they credit card info gets stolen, it not only may lead to losing money (which may be not much if a card has access to little funds), but may also allow someone to use it in a criminal context. Demonstrating a scenario where it can be used in a serious crime can increase awareness.
- charcircuit 5y ago
  Victims don't care about that because it doesn't effect them. Losing money on the other hand does.
stjohnswarts 5y ago
Good people also need to hide their presence on the internet especially political dissidents in hostile countries. Knowledge is just knowledge.
jeroenhd 5y ago
I don't think I'm saying anything the criminals don't already know. This guy was the head of cloud operations, he knew what a VPN is, how TOR works and how crypto works. If you're a criminal reading my comments and learning anything new from them, let me tell you this: if you needed this info, you're not smart enough to evade the FBI. Go find a real job or something. I'm glad the ass got caught and I hope he'll get what he deserves. However, I believe that the common modus operandi for criminals shouldn't be a secret because it will get out anyway. The "solutions" I propose are obvious and basically handed to criminals by the FBI analysis. Good opsec for crime is incredibly hard, which is great in cases like these. I don't think I've heard of some super smart hacker that's managed to stay away from the authorities unless they live outside the relevant jurisdiction. Even then the FBI will find ways to get you into a country where they can arrest you, legally or otherwise. A lot of "crime" in some countries, like China or Russia, is just doing the right thing in my opinion. You might very well need this kind of opsec if your goal is to help teenagers learn about homosexuality in many of the more bigoted countries, for example, or get the truth out about COVID without suddenly finding yourself falling out of a window. I don't think the "true crime" style comments help criminals in any way. Documentaries about how murdered got caught aren't very good manuals and the advice of random people who've been in contact with the police aren't either. If they're dumb enough to follow the advice of some random guy here on orange reddit, their criminal career won't last very long.

by miyuru 5y ago

arcticfox 5y ago

This information can all be easily found or derived, Mr. Sharp wasn't lacking resources to learn opsec if he cared. He was probably just overconfident in his knowledge; you kind of have to be somewhat nuts to try to pull this off so it's not too surprising.

ramcle 5y ago

But such information can also serve as an advice for potential victims. For example, many people don't think about the fact that if they credit card info gets stolen, it not only may lead to losing money (which may be not much if a card has access to little funds), but may also allow someone to use it in a criminal context. Demonstrating a scenario where it can be used in a serious crime can increase awareness.

charcircuit 5y ago
Victims don't care about that because it doesn't effect them. Losing money on the other hand does.

stjohnswarts 5y ago

Good people also need to hide their presence on the internet especially political dissidents in hostile countries. Knowledge is just knowledge.

jeroenhd 5y ago

I don't think I'm saying anything the criminals don't already know. This guy was the head of cloud operations, he knew what a VPN is, how TOR works and how crypto works. If you're a criminal reading my comments and learning anything new from them, let me tell you this: if you needed this info, you're not smart enough to evade the FBI. Go find a real job or something. I'm glad the ass got caught and I hope he'll get what he deserves. However, I believe that the common modus operandi for criminals shouldn't be a secret because it will get out anyway. The "solutions" I propose are obvious and basically handed to criminals by the FBI analysis. Good opsec for crime is incredibly hard, which is great in cases like these. I don't think I've heard of some super smart hacker that's managed to stay away from the authorities unless they live outside the relevant jurisdiction. Even then the FBI will find ways to get you into a country where they can arrest you, legally or otherwise. A lot of "crime" in some countries, like China or Russia, is just doing the right thing in my opinion. You might very well need this kind of opsec if your goal is to help teenagers learn about homosexuality in many of the more bigoted countries, for example, or get the truth out about COVID without suddenly finding yourself falling out of a window. I don't think the "true crime" style comments help criminals in any way. Documentaries about how murdered got caught aren't very good manuals and the advice of random people who've been in contact with the police aren't either. If they're dumb enough to follow the advice of some random guy here on orange reddit, their criminal career won't last very long.