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Breached hacking forum shuts down, fears it's not 'safe' from FBI
- my-valhalla 4y agoWell it’s a honeypot, and most likely they didn’t “bust” the “main guy” but they’re trying to do a final info gathering cycle. It’s somewhat astonishing how much money US taxpayers waste on paying agents to catch themselves or make up stories.
- disadvantage 4y agoWhat strikes me as odd is that it's a clearnet forum, which are trivial to de-anonymize unlike Tor hidden services (although even those are de-cloaked and shut down by the authorities). It was only a matter of time before the admin got arrested for operating so openly. And there's nothing noble in selling breach data, that stuff is like radioactive waste.