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Sabu had his identity compromised for a few reasons: 1) Old whois info with his real name on a domain (prvt.org) that he linked on IRC. He had long since chang
by socillion 13y ago
Sabu had his identity compromised for a few reasons:
1) Old whois info with his real name on a domain (prvt.org) that he linked on IRC. He had long since changed it but someone looked it up.
2) Mistakenly logging into IRC without a VPN/Tor.
More: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/03/doxed-how-sabu-was-outed-by-former-anons-long-before-his-arrest/ http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/03/doxed-how-sabu-wa...