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Unveiling real identities of hackers, or "doxing", is fairly standard behavior between competing hackers or groups. But there's a matter of proof and falsifica
by aethr 14y ago
Unveiling real identities of hackers, or "doxing", is fairly standard behavior between competing hackers or groups. But there's a matter of proof and falsification of information that makes it incredibly hard to ever verify the claims being made.
Without verifying the identity of "cubespherical" and his claims via alternate means and sources of data, how can we be sure this isn't a ploy by th3h35t3r himself to leave a false trail and make a quick $100k?
The best hackers aren't just masters at digital systems. They must be masters of manipulating other people first and foremost.
- hugh4life 14y ago"how can we be sure this isn't a ploy by th3h35t3r " exactly...
- drivebyacct2 14y agoI was tempted to say "because he wants to donate to WikiLeaks", but yeah, it's an unheard of BitCoin address. This is annoyingly absurd. If anything this person would reach out to a third party or WikiLeaks themselves and set up an account that could be monitored. (Or they could follow the blockchain and check the Wikileak's account's current balance and see if it is increased the desired amount) Granted Wikileaks may want to stay out of this entirely. I don't know who to laugh at, raise my eyebrows at, etc more... anon, the Jester, or this person who wants a bunch of money to reveal the identity of some braggart.