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Brian Kreb has a history of doxing essentially anyone he doesn't like. He literally once doxed someone whose crime was leaving a negative review of his book [1]
by Ansil849 5y ago
Brian Kreb has a history of doxing essentially anyone he doesn't like. He literally once doxed someone whose crime was leaving a negative review of his book [1]. That kind of behavior is not OK, full stop.
What I think has happened is Krebs has spent too much time immersed in online troll culture, to the point where he now acts exactly like the people he writes about.
[1] https://itwire.com/images/authors-images/samvarghese/krebs_doxxing2.jpg https://itwire.com/images/authors-images/samvarghese/krebs_d...
- f38zf5vdt 5y agoI can't imagine law enforcement or intelligence has a favourable opinion of him either. This sort of vigilantism tips off cybercriminals to the fact that someone is on their trail and causes them to become proactive about moving themselves outside of any place they could be arrested. By publishing this information it leads FSB recruiters to cybercriminals while at the same time ensuring they stay within Russian soil where extradition treaties do not exist, meaning they will never be brought to trial.
- stickfigure 5y agoThis wasn't just "someone whose crime was leaving a negative review of his book". From that image you posted, quoting Krebs: The guy is a convicted cybercrook who's in jail. Of course he hates me Omitting that fact is incredibly misleading. For the record, I'm pretty ok seeing the crook's CV posted.
- Ansil849 5y agoBy this logic, would it likewise be acceptable to dox someone who wrote a positive review of the book, if it is found that the author of the review works somewhere favorable to Krebs (with the implication being that their review would then have a positive bias, much like the other review has a negative bias)? The problem with doxing and vigilantism is that it exposes people to undue harm. That is not an acceptable way to conduct yourself.
- stickfigure 5y agoConvicted criminals do not have a right to privacy. Here in the US you'll get news articles.
- Ansil849 5y agoThis is precisely one of the dangers of vigilantism and mob justice. In a civil society, it is up to the criminal justice to pursue criminals and discipline them, not the internet mob.
- stickfigure 5y agoThese criminals are being protected, either deliberately or through apathy, by the Russian government. There is no other recourse.
- Ansil849 5y agoWhat if there were Americans being 'protected' by the American government for doing something legal in the US, but illegal in other countries?
- stickfigure 5y agoCybercrime is not legal in Russia.
- ivan_gammel 5y agoWar crimes are not legal in USA, but USA codified in law non-cooperation with ICJ on that matter. Does it mean we should start publishing personal data of US military?
- stickfigure 5y agoIf you honestly believe there's some sort of equivalence, go ahead. Don't blame me for whatever consequences you face.