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WTH is a “bulletproof host”? Been working in the industry for 30 years and never once heard it?
by dabeeeenster 1y ago
WTH is a “bulletproof host”? Been working in the industry for 30 years and never once heard it?
- sillyboi 1y agoI suppose it's just a click bait title, so nothing special
- gnabgib 1y agoArs covered it in 2013, it's common in security (Risky Business, OSInt, Krebs) https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/01/how-the-feds-put-a-bullet-in-a-bulletproof-web-host/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/01/how-t...
- nickstinemates 1y agoIt says so in the article. Isp's who ignore authorities and allow anything to happen on their networks.
- david_shaw 1y ago> WTH is a “bulletproof host”? A "bulletproof" host or provider is the colloquial term for a business that will not reveal your identity, payment information, provide LEO access, respond to subpoenas, etc. It's generally used by cyber-criminals as a "safe" vendor, though some privacy-minded individuals like this type of provider as well.
- cptnapalm 1y agoMy mind first jump to an old video of somebody shooting a Sun Microsystems machine and the bullets did not in fact penetrate the steel.
- rrauenza 1y agoAre you thinking of HP or did they both do it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnjb1WVkhmU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gnjb1WVkhmU
- cptnapalm 1y agoI forgot about the HP one! I distinctly remember there was a Sun too; it was like a backyard shoot.
- willvarfar 1y agoThere was an awesome viral video of someone offloading their frustration and a full mag on an HP printer. Now I can't find the original because it started a trend of copiers.
- LtdJorge 1y agoSun servers at least got yelled at.
- zamadatix 1y ago> provide LEO access Those poor astronauts! ("Law Enforcement Officer", for anyone else not in the know).
- tharkun__ 1y agoEspecially helpful hint coz the other thread's talking about Elon </SCNR>
- NooneAtAll3 1y agogreat inventing new word when we don't need one
- myth2018 1y agoThank you for the clarification, that one caught me
- dabeeeenster 1y agoThanks for the replies. Should have RTFA I guess
- lucb1e 1y ago> Been working in the industry for 30 years and never once heard it? obligatory: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/ Happy ten thousand day! Others already answered but while I'm chiming in anyway, I'm not in the hosting industry but IT security (for like ten years, say) and for me it's a very normal term. Maybe precisely because of that niche though; many of us are paranoid
- Rotdhizon 1y agoImagine a rack of servers in some countries where global and even that country's law can't really touch them. "cyber gangs" and the like will use those servers as hosting for their malware and activities.
- IlikeKitties 1y ago> even that country's law can't really touch them. Well, that countries law enforcement could always cut off those servers. It's usually either due to corruption or in case of russia political intent that these servers are kept online.
- bobthepanda 1y agoIt kind of depends, a lot of the recent ones are in Myanmar where the state is in not much position to enforce much of anything due to the whole civil war thing.
- aswegs8 1y agoInteresting that Netherlands seems to be one of these lawless places...?
- Bender 1y agoYes. One of the biggest providers there is just down the street from The Hague and other law enforcement agencies. I suspect there is some back scratching to get easy wins for specific types of crimes. Long story.
- YcYc10 1y agoCriminal-friendly
- tempodox 1y agoSo is the lock on your front door. Some people hide stolen loot behind locked doors!
- integralid 1y agoAre you arguing in good faith? It's a hosting provider that is friendly to criminals and unfriendly to law enforcement - in particular refuses any law enforcement requests, or won't take down obviously malicious services.
- tempodox 1y ago> ISPs like Stark are called “bulletproof” providers when they cultivate a reputation for ignoring any abuse complaints or police inquiries about activity on their networks.