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The no-logging VPN was a dead-ended according to the article. His 'sin' was that all of the RATs were connecting back to him directly (via the no-ip dynamic DNS
by pyre 13y ago
The no-logging VPN was a dead-ended according to the article. His 'sin' was that all of the RATs were connecting back to him directly (via the no-ip dynamic DNS).
- njharman 13y agoMalware was connecting back to an ip, at a household with multiple people. It's hard to arrest an ip. The logs at his university confirmed that he and not anyone else at his household connected to VPN.
- pyre 13y agoOnce they had it traced to his household, it was pretty much game over though. Even if they didn't have technical means to determine which family member was using it, I'm sure they could find others. Using just the information that he used VPN Product A, and the extortionist used VPN Product A doesn't mean anything without other information, and they wouldn't have even found the information that he connected to VPN Product A without having a reason to look into him specifically (vs. any other customer of VPN Product A).