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One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet

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Re: One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet

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Post by DanBC »

Nursie wrote: post #22

At some point can't she say "so there's a picture of my left tit on the net, and?" Also I don't understand why people like Moore haven't been sued into the ground for profiting from copyright violation. (edit: I mean other than the whole upfront cost aspect, but given how frickin' insane copyright penalties are, you would think some or other lawyer would take it on a no-win no-fee basis.)

Sure, she can say that. Some professions don't welcome people who have nude photographs of themselves on the Internet - teachers, for example.

It seems baffling to me that her partner would consider leaving her, but the article says it was a concern.

Or sometimes people at vulnerable points in their lives are outed. Or not even outed, just plain blackmailed.

It's very easy to say "just shrug it off", but the numbers of people completing suicide (I've found 3 names in a very quick web search) shows that it's not something that people can just get over.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/23724703

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24428437

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24163284

Re: One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet

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Post by krenoten »

spindritf wrote: post #9

How was Gary Jones hacking those e-mail accounts? How was Black Lotus blocking assets (pages, images) on Moore's website? And why was a security company he hired(?) working against him?

I'd assume he's just a botmaster that happens to automate creepy scanning of compromised email accounts for such images, but the fact that 2 of the victims knew each other suggests that he could be doing targeted phishing on new targets that he identifies while browsing accounts.

I'm not familiar with Black Lotus, but looking at their page for http://www.blacklotus.net/protect/protection-for-gear suggests that they basically act as a proxy for a customer's service, preventing malicious traffic from burdening the server. Because whatever goes in or out must pass through them first, they can decide not to allow certain things out if they are not comfortable with it.

Re: One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet

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Post by marquis »

jrockway wrote: post #30

The story kind of jumps around and I read it in parts, but I'm confused about the outcome. He basically went into hiding and suffered no consequences? What worries me more deeply is how society provides people like Moore with the ammunition they need to terrorize women. One victim complained that she would lose her children over the nude pictures. Even if they were actually of her, why does someone have to fear the g…

He is under current investigation by the FBI, from what I understood.

I also find it extremely disturbing that someone would lose their job over this. I don't know many other democratic countries how would have this immediate reaction, and would certainly at least investigate first.

Re: One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet

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Post by [deleted] »

krenoten wrote: post #23
gngeal wrote: post #16

"My computer had been bombarded with viruses, and a technician had advised me to buy all new equipment because the malware was tough to remove." I assume the technician was coincidentally also a salesman. ;-) "Tough to remove"? What a load of crap.

Rootkits exist that survive OS reinstalls. I don't know how prevalent they are, but if you expect a target to try to reinstall their operating system to attempt to purge an infection it is possible to counter this.

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Re: One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet

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Post by XavierMendel »

krenoten wrote: post #23
gngeal wrote: post #16

"My computer had been bombarded with viruses, and a technician had advised me to buy all new equipment because the malware was tough to remove." I assume the technician was coincidentally also a salesman. ;-) "Tough to remove"? What a load of crap.

Rootkits exist that survive OS reinstalls. I don't know how prevalent they are, but if you expect a target to try to reinstall their operating system to attempt to purge an infection it is possible to counter this.

Then replace the hard drive? I don't know of any viruses that could hide itself in your case fans so I'm inclined to think that buying a whole new computer is an overreaction.

Re: One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet

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Post by lingben »

krenoten wrote: post #23
gngeal wrote: post #16

"My computer had been bombarded with viruses, and a technician had advised me to buy all new equipment because the malware was tough to remove." I assume the technician was coincidentally also a salesman. ;-) "Tough to remove"? What a load of crap.

Rootkits exist that survive OS reinstalls. I don't know how prevalent they are, but if you expect a target to try to reinstall their operating system to attempt to purge an infection it is possible to counter this.

Really? where would the rootkit hide? Even if I replace all my HD sectors with zeros? I'm truly interested to know if this is real.

thanks

Re: One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet

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Post by alexeisadeski3 »

XavierMendel wrote: post #36
krenoten wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Rootkits exist that survive OS reinstalls. I don't know how prevalent they are, but if you expect a target to try to reinstall their operating system to attempt to purge an infection it is possible to counter this.

Then replace the hard drive? I don't know of any viruses that could hide itself in your case fans so I'm inclined to think that buying a whole new computer is an overreaction.

>I don't know of any viruses that could hide itself in your case fans

Wait for Snowden's next leak.

Re: One Woman's Dangerous War Against the Most Hated Man on the Internet

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Post by sliverstorm »

Glyptodon wrote: post #14

I have one weird reservation - her daughter is/was 24, but doesn't seem to have been involved a whole lot? Or maybe it's just written that way on purpose? Maybe it's just me, but leaving someone to mope seems a little like you're treating them as more a child than an adult.

eaving someone to mope seems a little like you're treating them as more a child than an adult

... yes?

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