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It didn't seem like this was anything against Krebs, the author just continued to point out that Krebs did have something of a vested interest in pushing this (
by mhurron 12y ago
It didn't seem like this was anything against Krebs, the author just continued to point out that Krebs did have something of a vested interest in pushing this (Hold Security in general) as legitimate.
I have no idea who the author is, but the content does seem plausible/correct/interesting. I will admit to not really believing the original story myself (a safe statement now that others have more publicly stated the same thing, but honestly I didn't) so there might be some bias in believing this side, but this isn't the only person questioning and some are very credible.
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/08/over_a_billion_.html https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/08/over_a_billio...
- freshyill 12y agoThe article is certainly plausible, and very probably correct—but it always seems worth noting when someone completely anonymous writes something like this. This person is quick (though not necessarily incorrect) to call others' motivations into question. But since nobody knows who this guy is, nobody knows his motivations either. Maybe this person just a concerned observer. But I don't think it's necessarily crazy to wonder if it's another attempt to discredit somebody like Krebs, who has had SWAT teams show up at his door and had heroin mailed to him because of his work.
- PardonMe 12y ago> but it always seems worth noting when someone completely anonymous writes something like this [...] since nobody knows who this guy is, nobody knows his motivations either. I'm the author and your point is 100% valid. Not that you needed me to validate it.
- freshyill 12y agoIt's a powerful thing, anonymity. Use it wisely!