As per (AFAIK) this hacker's rant on some Tor-based image board, he gloated the login credentials to the Vastaamo's systems were admin:admin. So much for 'hacker god'. This is a Hackers (1995) tier vulnerability. Also, it's sickening that YOLOing security to this extent is even possible in 2020s.
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#152https://archive.is/7uCnb
The Guardian doesn’t have a paywall
In some circumstances it has a registration wall. I recently ran into it on one of my computers, and it prevented me from reading some articles until I removed the modals with browser devtools. Stupid and pointless, and just pushes people away or towards workarounds like archive.is. I've given The Guardian money in the past but I don't have or want an account.
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#153Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thank you for providing an example that is exactly showing how messed up this is: > Der Vorsitzende Richter gab zu Protokoll, dass alleine die Tatsache, dass die Software ein Passwort für die Verbindung gesetzt habe, bedeute, dass ein Blick in die Rohdaten des Programms und eine anschließende Datenbankverbindung zu Modern Solution den Straftatbestand des Hackerparagrafen erfülle > The Judge gave to protocol that just…
Germany is the most contradicdory country I know of, and such a huge warning flag to anywhere else. For decades, half of children's education has been spent on hammering in "Never Again". Surely there are two huge lessons to learn there: 1. Do not judge the value of people based on their biological characteristics they were born with 2. "I was just following orders" is not an excuse, and one needs to instead do what…
German government and courts are as opportunistic as everywhere else. German government ignores EU laws (ex: water protection), its own courts (ex: air pollution court orders, time record keeping for teachers) and worker protection (ex: false self employment of music teachers).
Re: The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest crime
#154Re: The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest crime
#155There's a nice episode from darknetdiaries about it https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/159/
Unfortunately that relies on Joe Tidy as the source. I tend to refrain from being overly critical of journalists who write about me, but Joe Tidy is a special kind of idiot who wrote an entire book about me based mostly around interviews of people who aren't actually the people they claim to be.
Is there a perspective or analysis that you've read that does a good job, in your opinion?
Re: The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest crime
#156This is why you should not go to a therapist who uses electronic records. This will happen to you at some point.
Or: this is why you strictly regulate the storage of confidential/private/sensitive information.
There were multiple failures here, but a single step could've prevented the entire hack: industry-standard encryption of the sensitive information.
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#157Knowing the timeline of events and the nicknames attributed to him (ryanlol included), some interesting posts can be found. For example, in the period between the CEO starting communication (September 2020) and the clinic's public admission (October 2020) [1], ryanlol replied to a top comment (Oct 3, 2020): "If you’re a hospital or, say, a school district, 'never pay' is simply an unconscionable attitude" [2]. Isn't…
>Isn't it a hacker raging at the management that refuses to pay? Nope
No more questions, Your Honor. Forgive my joyful attitude, but it was your choice to participate in this discussion. As you know from your years and thousands of posts, HN threads are often ephemeral and short-lived - and this one is no exception. Or maybe not... because of your active self-defense posting here, I assume for the first time since the arrest. Now dozens of fellow (HN) hackers are querying your nicknames on Google, Algolia, and whatever else they have at hand. I'm not sure they'll find someone who genuinely fights for a more secure world. Or prove me wrong if you wish.
Re: The 'untouchable hacker god' behind Finland's biggest crime
#158As per (AFAIK) this hacker's rant on some Tor-based image board, he gloated the login credentials to the Vastaamo's systems were admin:admin. So much for 'hacker god'. This is a Hackers (1995) tier vulnerability. Also, it's sickening that YOLOing security to this extent is even possible in 2020s.
Wild that the CEO got acquitted on appeal.
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#159Earlier quoted context omitted.
Damn, some other group trying to cause trouble for you?
I doubt it. I think it's just cops doing shitty work under pressure and then trying to cover it up.
Automating the upload of a home folder to the darkweb in the middle of an extortion attempt would be pretty weak for a "legendary" hacker.
whoopsie :D
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#160Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am indeed the guy in the article. My side of the story is fairly boring, didn't do crime but got blamed for it anyway by desperate cops. The whole investigation has been bizarre, for example, no-one has ever searched my homes, or even attempted to seize my personal devices. Should find out within the next couple of months if the appeals court decides to acquit.
Wow. That's why I love HN. :)
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