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You are wrongfully downplaying the (probably) years of hard work by multiple people that goes into an investigation like this. Also, the suspect only needs to
by josefresco 13y ago
You are wrongfully downplaying the (probably) years of hard work by multiple people that goes into an investigation like this.
Also, the suspect only needs to slip up once to be caught. A perfect 100% success rate in staying hidden is almost impossible.
- MichaelGG 13y agoAs far as DPR, there's most definitely more than what's in the complaint. They got an image of the server but don't mention how. Now, it might have been something super easy (external IP leak due to shitty PHP code or webserver config followed by a subpoena), or it could have been Tor hidden service analysis. Bottom line is that he reused a handle and linked it to his real ID, didn't use Tor to access his box, etc. On the story I linked, it was literally a case of "Hey Gmail, which IPs used this account? Thanks. Hey Comcast, which subscriber is <IP>? Cool, locked and loaded!" I'm not sure how "hard" this work is when you're the federal government and can compel everyone to cooperate with you.
- waps 13y agoPaying $40k to someone to order them to torture or kill another American is not a "slip-up".