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He leaked (or someone else with access) some 10k personal identification numbers of people with hidden identities (cops, domestic abuse victims etc). As far as
by pathy 13y ago
He leaked (or someone else with access) some 10k personal identification numbers of people with hidden identities (cops, domestic abuse victims etc).
As far as I can remember form the investigation protocol, he hacked the company/ies when he was in Cambodia. He used one of his computers there if memory serves. He also talked on IRC about the hack when connecting from Cambodia if I recall correctly.
My memory is a bit hazy on where the logs were found, but I think it was on an encrypted partition on one of his computers, IRC logs and putty logs. Or something along those lines. The putty logs matched the connection logs from the hack.
The investigation protocol was 'leaked' on Wikileaks in the begin of the trial. It is in Swedish but the logs are, imo, pretty convincing, suggesting that he was the one/one of the people behind the hack.
This will with all likelihood get appealed to a higher instance.
- notimetorelax 13y agoWhat were his reasons to do this? It seems to be a horrible idea to "leak" identities of domestic abuse victims.
- pathy 13y agoIf I recall that wasn't clear. The IRC logs were quite the jumbled mess of Meth and hacking discussion. "For the lulz" though I don't believe they used that term. I do encourage you to check out the investigation protocol, even though most of it is in Swedish, the investigation is very extensive, surprisingly so. It puts the Swedish IT investigators in a very good light, from my amateur perspective.
- jedanbik 13y agoI was about to say "this puts the Swedish IT investigators in a very good light." Maybe that's what made me so skeptical in the first place. Thanks for answering my questions. :)
- notimetorelax 13y agoThank you for the explanation. I'll take a look, but if what you're saying is right then we probably shouldn't consider this case in the context of The Pirate Bay. Being a member of The Pirate Bay team doesn't grant him immunity from any future misdeeds.
- pathy 13y agoAs far as I can tell the only connection to the TPB trial is that he used the credentials of one of the lawyers involved in TPB case. Mongols comment from earlier in the thread (read it as well! Contains more info): >One / some of the intrusions have by using the login credentials of Monique Wadsted, lawyer supporting the prosecution in the Pirate Bay trial.
- killnine 13y agoWould you be so kind to provide a link?
- curious34 13y ago>> but I think it was on an encrypted partition on one of his computers Do you by any chance know how they found it on an _encrypted_ partition? Did he give them the password voluntarily or did they somehow break it?
- mongol 13y agoI don't know but the instructions to the Cambodian police included "Don't turn off his computers!"
- at-fates-hands 13y ago>>>The investigation protocol was 'leaked' on Wikileaks in the begin of the trial. It is in Swedish but the logs are, imo, pretty convincing, suggesting that he was the one/one of the people behind the hack. Agreed on this point. When you consider he was a major meth addict at the time, being careful isn't something you consider when you're in a drug induced haze. Not sure how jails in Sweden work, but why appeal it? He could probably be out in 18 months or less with good behavior.
- akiselev 13y agoJail in Sweden is... well it's not like being on the outside but it sure as hell isn't an overcrowded California high security state prison [1]. [1] http://gizmodo.com/5881212/the-pirate-bays-founders-are-going-to-nice-prison http://gizmodo.com/5881212/the-pirate-bays-founders-are-goin...
- NerdShame 13y agoLooks like my college dorm room...