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> This Krebs guy is a doxxer through and through, I wouldn't take anything that he writes down as being serious. Can you explain your definition of "doxxing" a
by richbell 2y ago
> This Krebs guy is a doxxer through and through, I wouldn't take anything that he writes down as being serious.
Can you explain your definition of "doxxing" and why you believe that means nothing he writes is serious?
- paganel 2y ago> Can you explain your definition of "doxxing" Revealing people names and addresses and implying that they have done something illegal, while the person doing that (this Krebs guy) does not represent the Law/the relevant authorities. See the Boston bombings debacle on this very website. > why you believe that means nothing he writes is serious? See the Boston bombings debacle on this very website.
- mtlynch 2y agoI'm overall a fan of Krebs' work, but he has done some questionable things to reveal people's identities that feel more like immature spite, sometimes outside the context of any crime he's accusing the person of committing: https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/86867-infosec-researchers-slam-ex-wapo-man-krebs-over-doxxing.html https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/86867-infosec-r...
- richbell 2y agoThanks for sharing context. That definitely reflects poorly on him and hurts his credibility. When I read "an investigative journalist is publishing information alleging criminal activity" my reaction was "so what?" What you linked is not that.
- zrobotics 2y agoWow, thanks for posting that. My view of Krebs just got way more negative, I'll definitely be taking stuff I read from him with a very big grain of salt from now on.