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This is a dup: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40210873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40210873 Also, according to this comment (https://news.ycombi

by tivert 3y ago

This is a dup: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40210873 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40210873 Also, according to this comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40211782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40211782): he's HN's own https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ryanlol https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ryanlol.

ziddoap 3y ago
>Also, according to this comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40211782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40211782): he's HN's own [...] Maybe we hold off on pointing fingers unless there is concrete proof?
- fullspectrumdev 3y ago
  It is, in fact, that user lol.
  - ziddoap 3y ago
    Yet, as far as I can see, no facts have been posted. Just 1 random person saying "it's this guy", and 2 other random people saying "believe me, it is lol".
    - tivert 3y ago
      This looks like a confession the account is his: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8828788 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8828788 >> Zee/"ryanc" has indeed been involved in things like these for many years. HTP (Linode + much more) is just a small part of it. >> I'm also very surprised it's taken this long for him to be arrested. He's completely brazen and has committed countless crimes despite knowing full well the general public and law enforcement know exactly who he is. ryanlol responded: > Just because someone knows who I am does not mean that'll matter when it comes to proving things in court, which in real life isn't as easy as one might imagine. >> he probably won't get out for a while > If only I'd get sentenced in the first place. This Krebs comment lists more HN accounts: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/alleged-extortioner-of-psychotherapy-patients-faces-trial/#comment-597463 https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/alleged-extortioner-of-p... > PS: Want to read some of his Hacker News comments? Usernames are ryanlol, FDSGSG, rosnd, rosndo, prvit, lfodofod, ryanl0l, bbbbb5, gggggg5 (which stopped posting right after his arrest).
      - ziddoap 3y ago
        While Krebs has more weight than a random HN person, he has a poor record in this department and has doxxed innocent people before [1], and people he doesn't agree with out of spite [2]. So, yeah... Not holding much weight with me. [1]https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/krebs-accused-of-doxxing-man-based-on-single-source-in-twitter-scam-yarn.html https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/krebs-accused-o... [2]https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/infosec-researchers-slam-ex-wapo-man-krebs-over-doxxing.html https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/infosec-researc... Edit: Your edited comment including some non-Krebs stuff is more interesting, thanks for digging that up for me.
        tivert 3y ago
        > While Krebs has more weight than a random HN person I actually cited a comment on Krebs, not Krebs himself. But that's kind of moot. More digging found the ryanlol account confessing to be Julius Kivimäki. It appears he was pretty open with his identity.
        ziddoap 3y ago
        >I actually cited a comment on Krebs, not Krebs himself. That's even worse? More random people lol. But yeah, the other stuff you dug up straight from his account is certainly more damning, thanks.
      - mrguyorama 3y ago
        > ryanlol, FDSGSG, rosnd, rosndo, prvit, lfodofod, ryanl0l, bbbbb5, gggggg5 And yet we are always scolded for accusing people of sockpuppeting and similar nearly 10 times the voting weight of normal users.
    - formerly_proven 3y ago
      https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26499520 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26499520 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14925431 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14925431
      - ziddoap 3y ago
        1st link is interesting, thanks. 2nd one is yet another random person?
- Hamuko 3y ago
  The police report had three screenshots of Hacker News discussions where he had participated. His nickname was redacted (like were all others), but the screenshots are for: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17696035 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17696035 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15729517 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15729517 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25529743 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25529743 Source: Keskusrikospoliisi / National Bureau of Investigation
  - which 3y ago
    Would you mind sharing the report?
    - Hamuko 3y ago
      Not sure how legal it is to share it around, but you can find it online if you can do some web sleuthing in Finnish. Or if you're Finnish, you can just order the docs directly from the police for a fee.
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by tivert 3y ago

ziddoap 3y ago

>Also, according to this comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40211782 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40211782): he's HN's own [...] Maybe we hold off on pointing fingers unless there is concrete proof?

fullspectrumdev 3y ago
It is, in fact, that user lol.
- ziddoap 3y ago
  Yet, as far as I can see, no facts have been posted. Just 1 random person saying "it's this guy", and 2 other random people saying "believe me, it is lol".
  - tivert 3y ago
    This looks like a confession the account is his: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8828788 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8828788 >> Zee/"ryanc" has indeed been involved in things like these for many years. HTP (Linode + much more) is just a small part of it. >> I'm also very surprised it's taken this long for him to be arrested. He's completely brazen and has committed countless crimes despite knowing full well the general public and law enforcement know exactly who he is. ryanlol responded: > Just because someone knows who I am does not mean that'll matter when it comes to proving things in court, which in real life isn't as easy as one might imagine. >> he probably won't get out for a while > If only I'd get sentenced in the first place. This Krebs comment lists more HN accounts: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/alleged-extortioner-of-psychotherapy-patients-faces-trial/#comment-597463 https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/alleged-extortioner-of-p... > PS: Want to read some of his Hacker News comments? Usernames are ryanlol, FDSGSG, rosnd, rosndo, prvit, lfodofod, ryanl0l, bbbbb5, gggggg5 (which stopped posting right after his arrest).
    - ziddoap 3y ago
      While Krebs has more weight than a random HN person, he has a poor record in this department and has doxxed innocent people before [1], and people he doesn't agree with out of spite [2]. So, yeah... Not holding much weight with me. [1]https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/krebs-accused-of-doxxing-man-based-on-single-source-in-twitter-scam-yarn.html https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/krebs-accused-o... [2]https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/infosec-researchers-slam-ex-wapo-man-krebs-over-doxxing.html https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/infosec-researc... Edit: Your edited comment including some non-Krebs stuff is more interesting, thanks for digging that up for me.
      - tivert 3y ago
        > While Krebs has more weight than a random HN person I actually cited a comment on Krebs, not Krebs himself. But that's kind of moot. More digging found the ryanlol account confessing to be Julius Kivimäki. It appears he was pretty open with his identity.
        ziddoap 3y ago
        >I actually cited a comment on Krebs, not Krebs himself. That's even worse? More random people lol. But yeah, the other stuff you dug up straight from his account is certainly more damning, thanks.
    - mrguyorama 3y ago
      > ryanlol, FDSGSG, rosnd, rosndo, prvit, lfodofod, ryanl0l, bbbbb5, gggggg5 And yet we are always scolded for accusing people of sockpuppeting and similar nearly 10 times the voting weight of normal users.
  - formerly_proven 3y ago
    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26499520 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26499520 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14925431 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14925431
    - ziddoap 3y ago
      1st link is interesting, thanks. 2nd one is yet another random person?
Hamuko 3y ago
The police report had three screenshots of Hacker News discussions where he had participated. His nickname was redacted (like were all others), but the screenshots are for: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17696035 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17696035 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15729517 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15729517 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25529743 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25529743 Source: Keskusrikospoliisi / National Bureau of Investigation
- which 3y ago
  Would you mind sharing the report?
  - Hamuko 3y ago
    Not sure how legal it is to share it around, but you can find it online if you can do some web sleuthing in Finnish. Or if you're Finnish, you can just order the docs directly from the police for a fee.

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