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One of the very few times a police force appears to be doing something effective when it comes to cybercrime. I wish they'd do a lot more honeypot operations -

One of the very few times a police force appears to be doing something effective when it comes to cybercrime. I wish they'd do a lot more honeypot operations - a lot of cybercrime is very low-level perpetuated by kids with no/poor opsec - establishing honeypot presence on the major hacking forums where these kids congregate would do wonders. Not only will it yield actual leads for more serious cases, but would reduce crime to begin with if the markets become saturated with honeypot services in such a way that finding a real, "legit" one becomes impossible.

seper8 4y ago
Gotta fake all the reviews too then. Guess its not impossible but not as trivial as you make it seem Used to frequent these forums.
- grumple 4y ago
  Well, there are paid services to fake reviews too...
  - wnevets 4y ago
    Unless those are also honeypots..
- p0pcult 4y ago
  ChatGPT to the rescue
- kurisufag 4y ago
  raiding existing services with rep and getting the owner to fold by promising leniency is a tried and true strategy, there's no reason to start from scratch.
tpmx 4y ago
The UK police seem to be doing a disturbing amount of policing around what people say online. I'm not sure if this is part of the anti immigration/brexit campaign or not, but it certainly caused me to cancel my previous idea/fantasy of living in the UK, so good job there!
- barrysteve 4y ago
  It's the same country that did super-injunctions in the 2000s to great effect. "In English tort law, a super-injunction is a type of injunction that prevents publication of information that is in issue and also prevents the reporting of the fact that the injunction exists at all."
  - quijoteuniv 4y ago
    Sounds like a dictatorship, hang on didn’t they remove the sport presenter because he voice that the asylum policy is a disaster
    - jonp888 4y ago
      They weren't used by the government. They were used by individuals to hide information about themselves - usually adultery. The BBC suspended Gary Lineker for a couple of day's. They were massively criticisdd and he is back on air now.
      - blitzar 4y ago
        The BBC suspended Gary Lineker for a couple of day's, at the behest of the government for voicing his opinion on government policy. They subsequently appologised and he is back on air now.
      - barrysteve 4y ago
        The US has effectively similar laws. They can silence whistleblowers and troublemakers with National Security laws. Ladar Levison suffered under one and couldn't even tell his wife that he was getting sued by the government for hosting an encrypted mail service that Snowden used.
    - okeuro49 4y ago
      The BBC is funded by the taxpayer, who rightfully expect impartiality from their presenters. The sports presenter's comments raised questions on impartiality rules. You can have any opinion you like, but if you're getting a large wage from an institution funded by the taxpayer, you can't use the platform like your own personal soapbox.
KyeRussell 4y ago
I think the point of these honeypot operations is that you wouldn’t know about them.

seper8 4y ago

Gotta fake all the reviews too then. Guess its not impossible but not as trivial as you make it seem Used to frequent these forums.

grumple 4y ago
Well, there are paid services to fake reviews too...
- wnevets 4y ago
  Unless those are also honeypots..
p0pcult 4y ago
ChatGPT to the rescue
kurisufag 4y ago
raiding existing services with rep and getting the owner to fold by promising leniency is a tried and true strategy, there's no reason to start from scratch.

tpmx 4y ago

The UK police seem to be doing a disturbing amount of policing around what people say online. I'm not sure if this is part of the anti immigration/brexit campaign or not, but it certainly caused me to cancel my previous idea/fantasy of living in the UK, so good job there!

barrysteve 4y ago
It's the same country that did super-injunctions in the 2000s to great effect. "In English tort law, a super-injunction is a type of injunction that prevents publication of information that is in issue and also prevents the reporting of the fact that the injunction exists at all."
- quijoteuniv 4y ago
  Sounds like a dictatorship, hang on didn’t they remove the sport presenter because he voice that the asylum policy is a disaster
  - jonp888 4y ago
    They weren't used by the government. They were used by individuals to hide information about themselves - usually adultery. The BBC suspended Gary Lineker for a couple of day's. They were massively criticisdd and he is back on air now.
    - blitzar 4y ago
      The BBC suspended Gary Lineker for a couple of day's, at the behest of the government for voicing his opinion on government policy. They subsequently appologised and he is back on air now.
    - barrysteve 4y ago
      The US has effectively similar laws. They can silence whistleblowers and troublemakers with National Security laws. Ladar Levison suffered under one and couldn't even tell his wife that he was getting sued by the government for hosting an encrypted mail service that Snowden used.
  - okeuro49 4y ago
    The BBC is funded by the taxpayer, who rightfully expect impartiality from their presenters. The sports presenter's comments raised questions on impartiality rules. You can have any opinion you like, but if you're getting a large wage from an institution funded by the taxpayer, you can't use the platform like your own personal soapbox.

KyeRussell 4y ago

I think the point of these honeypot operations is that you wouldn’t know about them.