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I wish the DOJ had a better designer for their domain seizure graphics.

by karmicthreat 5y ago

mindcrime 5y ago
Somebody should seize the DOJ website and replace it with a cDc logo or something... Or a redirect to phrack.org.
- jacquesm 5y ago
  It sounds like the 'somebody' would be angling for an extended stay in a room without a view as well.
sydthrowaway 5y ago
It's meant to be as garish as possible. It's the modern day equivalent of a branding iron. You got pwned!
- kodah 5y ago
  Actually, you're spot on. They started doing these style of splash pages a few years after hacking groups did.
  - sva_ 5y ago
    I'd make a guess that they simply just hired those people (semi-voluntarily)
    - cellis 5y ago
      Quite a few former cyber criminals are on probation with three letter orgs…
      - sydthrowaway 5y ago
        Hector?
  - BHSPitMonkey 5y ago
    I wonder how far in advance of the actual seizure do they get these graphics ready. Or, perhaps they JIT them and delay the seizure until the final graphic is finished and signed off?
dddddaviddddd 5y ago
I enjoy how they incorporate the logo of the seized site on their notice.
xwdv 5y ago
No way, the whole point is to piss off the people who frequent those domains.
rossdavidh 5y ago
Idea for a HN contest: design a better DOJ domain seizure graphic. Bonus points for features like "enter personal identifying information here to be notified when your favorite illegal site is back online". ...although I guess they did that last part for a while before they changed the graphic.
- navbaker 5y ago
  "Show HN: I trained a GAN to generate DOJ seizure graphics!"
powersnail 5y ago
If I didn't read the news first, I'd never guessed that the image is actually made by a law enforcement agency. It looks like some script-kiddie's prank from 20 years ago. I like it though. A bit of punk spirit.
robocat 5y ago
https://raid.lol/hn https://raid.lol/hn link for the lazy. The IRS:CI logo is better than I would expect for a government agency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_Criminal_Investigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_Criminal_Investigation and perhaps it pays okay: Annual budget US$1.2 billion with ~3,300 employees.

I wish the DOJ had a better designer for their domain seizure graphics.

mindcrime 5y ago

Somebody should seize the DOJ website and replace it with a cDc logo or something... Or a redirect to phrack.org.

jacquesm 5y ago
It sounds like the 'somebody' would be angling for an extended stay in a room without a view as well.

sydthrowaway 5y ago

It's meant to be as garish as possible. It's the modern day equivalent of a branding iron. You got pwned!

kodah 5y ago
Actually, you're spot on. They started doing these style of splash pages a few years after hacking groups did.
- sva_ 5y ago
  I'd make a guess that they simply just hired those people (semi-voluntarily)
  - cellis 5y ago
    Quite a few former cyber criminals are on probation with three letter orgs…
    - sydthrowaway 5y ago
      Hector?
- BHSPitMonkey 5y ago
  I wonder how far in advance of the actual seizure do they get these graphics ready. Or, perhaps they JIT them and delay the seizure until the final graphic is finished and signed off?

dddddaviddddd 5y ago

I enjoy how they incorporate the logo of the seized site on their notice.

xwdv 5y ago

No way, the whole point is to piss off the people who frequent those domains.

rossdavidh 5y ago

Idea for a HN contest: design a better DOJ domain seizure graphic. Bonus points for features like "enter personal identifying information here to be notified when your favorite illegal site is back online". ...although I guess they did that last part for a while before they changed the graphic.

navbaker 5y ago
"Show HN: I trained a GAN to generate DOJ seizure graphics!"

powersnail 5y ago

If I didn't read the news first, I'd never guessed that the image is actually made by a law enforcement agency. It looks like some script-kiddie's prank from 20 years ago. I like it though. A bit of punk spirit.

robocat 5y ago

https://raid.lol/hn https://raid.lol/hn link for the lazy. The IRS:CI logo is better than I would expect for a government agency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_Criminal_Investigation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRS_Criminal_Investigation and perhaps it pays okay: Annual budget US$1.2 billion with ~3,300 employees.