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This is so odd. I tried to verify your claim and I give up. It might be but I really hate how information is becoming like this. There is other reporting out th
by pests 8mo ago
This is so odd. I tried to verify your claim and I give up. It might be but I really hate how information is becoming like this. There is other reporting out there on "Starkiller" (the phishing kit in kerbs most recent post) and I can find other articles on it, but sources seem to be circular. The source mentions Jinkusu forums, which do seem to be real, but any links I find aren't loading for me and still no conclusive findings of Starkiller.
- walletdrainer 8mo agohttps://temp.sh/XOWUP/STARKILLER_V6.0.1___ULTIMATE_WEAPON__BYPASS_2FA_MFA__-_Software_-_Exploit.IN_Forum.pdf https://temp.sh/XOWUP/STARKILLER_V6.0.1___ULTIMATE_WEAPON__B... These forums are mostly private, but Krebs certainly has access to them. There can really be no excuse for how he handled this. There are multiple posts by people in different places claiming to have bought this phishing kit, and then being delivered totally non-functional vibecoded garbage. The vibecoded garbage is not the advertised product though, as the author never managed to get the AI to finish his project.
- pests 8mo agoI figured the forums were real, just was blocked for some reason so thanks. I do not doubt this story for a second. Its crazy Kerb's is basically freely advertising this blackhat slop.
- flipped 8mo agoKrebs lack any sort of real credibility. He's pushing out slop with a govern-mentalist propaganda. Tech journalists are the worst form to gather any actual information.
- walletdrainer 8mo agoKrebs has some credibility in this space because he used to post well-informed takes on these topics, not stuff like this. His record has never been flawless, but the guy actually put in the work to learn Russian to be able to read these forums. He just doesn’t anymore.
- flipped 8mo agoAll of his dox articles are based on sloppy practices from threat actors.
- walletdrainer 8mo agoSo? At least the reporting used to be mostly accurate and trustworthy. Here we can see that Krebs is now willing to publish stories he hasn’t even attempted to verify
- flipped 8mo ago[flagged]
- tomhow 8mo agoPlease don't post insinuations about astroturfing, shilling, brigading, foreign agents, and the like. It degrades discussion and is usually mistaken. If you're worried about abuse, email hn@ycombinator.com and we'll look at the data. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- walletdrainer 8mo agoThe NSA has an interest in half-heartedly defending Krebs’s past record, while trashing his current work? Weird.