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Str0ke (the guy who ran milw0rm) is dead?

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Re: Str0ke (the guy who ran milw0rm) is dead?

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Post by ax0n »

I'm not sure who's running things there (if anyone) but he had said he turned over duties to some friends. Milw0rm was (is?) a source of quality PoC exploit code, much of which was zero-day. For security research, it used to be a great resource. I, too, have noticed it hadn't been very active lately, so it's hard telling who (again, if anyone) is running things there.

Also, I haven't really seen any other posts about str0ke's death, other than ones linking to bl4cksecurity or mentions of it quite a while after the initial post there.

It's not that I would consider it a hoax, but it highlights one of the oddities of pseudonymous culture. First and foremost, I was under the impression he was in his late 20s from his profiles elsewhere on the web, and the link says he was born in '74. Again, pseudonymous culture means that data could be false, accounts could be impostors, etc.

Re: Str0ke (the guy who ran milw0rm) is dead?

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Post by edw519 »

antirez wrote: post #6

RIP. It's good to know that a smart guy left four children to the world, so part of his essence will continue to live.

Thanks, antirez, for the nice thought.

Having children is sufficient, but not necessary for part of one's essence to continue to live. There are many great "DNA-less" ways to do this. For those without biological children, you can live on through hard work and good deeds that benefit others.

RIP.

Re: Str0ke (the guy who ran milw0rm) is dead?

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Post by antirez »

edw519 wrote: post #12
antirez wrote: post #6

RIP. It's good to know that a smart guy left four children to the world, so part of his essence will continue to live.

Thanks, antirez, for the nice thought. Having children is sufficient, but not necessary for part of one's essence to continue to live. There are many great "DNA-less" ways to do this. For those without biological children, you can live on through hard work and good deeds that benefit others. RIP.

Indeed thanks edw519 for adding this.

Re: Str0ke (the guy who ran milw0rm) is dead?

#14

Post by ax0n »

ax0n wrote: post #11

I'm not sure who's running things there (if anyone) but he had said he turned over duties to some friends. Milw0rm was (is?) a source of quality PoC exploit code, much of which was zero-day. For security research, it used to be a great resource. I, too, have noticed it hadn't been very active lately, so it's hard telling who (again, if anyone) is running things there. Also, I haven't really seen any other posts about…

I don't usually reply to my own comments, but just to point out a few examples of the F'd up things people do, including "making others dead over the Internet":

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=578260 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=909396 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=381095

Re: Str0ke (the guy who ran milw0rm) is dead?

#16

Post by bitwize »

ax0n wrote: post #14
ax0n wrote: post #11

I'm not sure who's running things there (if anyone) but he had said he turned over duties to some friends. Milw0rm was (is?) a source of quality PoC exploit code, much of which was zero-day. For security research, it used to be a great resource. I, too, have noticed it hadn't been very active lately, so it's hard telling who (again, if anyone) is running things there. Also, I haven't really seen any other posts about…

I don't usually reply to my own comments, but just to point out a few examples of the F'd up things people do, including "making others dead over the Internet": http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=578260 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=909396 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=381095

"Dead, like rigor mortis, habeas corpus."

"Very impressive."

"Superhero-like, even!"

Re: Str0ke (the guy who ran milw0rm) is dead?

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Post by GloryFish »

ax0n wrote: post #11

I'm not sure who's running things there (if anyone) but he had said he turned over duties to some friends. Milw0rm was (is?) a source of quality PoC exploit code, much of which was zero-day. For security research, it used to be a great resource. I, too, have noticed it hadn't been very active lately, so it's hard telling who (again, if anyone) is running things there. Also, I haven't really seen any other posts about…

Is this his Twitter account? Apparently, not dead as of 22 min ago: http://twitter.com/Str0ke

Re: Str0ke (the guy who ran milw0rm) is dead?

#18

Post by ax0n »

GloryFish wrote: post #17
ax0n wrote: post #11

I'm not sure who's running things there (if anyone) but he had said he turned over duties to some friends. Milw0rm was (is?) a source of quality PoC exploit code, much of which was zero-day. For security research, it used to be a great resource. I, too, have noticed it hadn't been very active lately, so it's hard telling who (again, if anyone) is running things there. Also, I haven't really seen any other posts about…

Is this his Twitter account? Apparently, not dead as of 22 min ago: http://twitter.com/Str0ke

That is, indeed, his twitter account. And people wonder why I'm so jaded and skeptical about stuff like this.

Re: Str0ke (the guy who ran milw0rm) is dead?

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Post by genieyclo »

GloryFish wrote: post #17
ax0n wrote: post #11

I'm not sure who's running things there (if anyone) but he had said he turned over duties to some friends. Milw0rm was (is?) a source of quality PoC exploit code, much of which was zero-day. For security research, it used to be a great resource. I, too, have noticed it hadn't been very active lately, so it's hard telling who (again, if anyone) is running things there. Also, I haven't really seen any other posts about…

Is this his Twitter account? Apparently, not dead as of 22 min ago: http://twitter.com/Str0ke

He's not dead. Or someone's got his account. Hard to tell really.
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