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Krebs 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 info
by flipped 7mo ago
Krebs 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 7mo 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 7mo agoAll of his dox articles are based on sloppy practices from threat actors.
- walletdrainer 7mo 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 7mo ago[flagged]
- tomhow 7mo 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 7mo agoThe NSA has an interest in half-heartedly defending Krebs’s past record, while trashing his current work? Weird.