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Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Re: Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Post by Hackbraten »

LewisVerstappen wrote: post #89
Thorrez wrote: post #62

Lest anyone be confused, this is Epik the web hosting company[1], not Epic Games the videogame company[2], or Epic Systems the healthcare software company[3]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epik_(company) [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Games [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_Systems

Nor is it Epic! the digital reading platform for kids[1], not EPIC the Electronic Privacy Information Center[2], or EPIC Provisions the company behind high protein meat snacks[3]. [1] https://www.getepic.com/ [2] https://epic.org/ [3] https://epicprovisions.com/

Neither is it Epyx, Inc., the venerable videogame company [1].

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epyx

Re: Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Post by nextlevelwizard »

woodruffw wrote: post #165
nextlevelwizard wrote: post #158

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They aren't that far off. 4chan was always about counter culture.

Sure. But the site took a distinctly reactionary turn around 2010, and the community that’s on there now bears little resemblance to the one that occupied it from 2003 to 2013[1]. Put another way: it’s always been a cesspit, but it was a cesspit of a community . What passes for conversation on 4chan in 2021 appears to be neo-Nazis riling each other up. [1]: On the bigger boards. The smaller ones are basically what th…

As I said 4chan has always been about being counter culture. During early days 4chan was more liberal and Left leaning, then when government changed it switched. Had the Right held the office for longer 4chan would have again shifted more towards Left.

As for hacking and doxxing people you don't politically agree with just because of that, that sure wasn't the original "hacker known as 4chan" mentality. That was called "moralfagging" back in the day.

Re: Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Post by ZoF »

MileyCyrax wrote: post #28
kadoban wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How many just regular folks would actually pick Epik? Why?

I bought a domain name from a domain squatter who used Epik and there's a 60 day waiting period before I'm allowed to transfer the domain away. Their site is one of the buggiest I've ever used (no, really), so this hack doesn't surprise me at all. Now I'm trying to remember how much personal information I would have given them.

No comment on Epik but that 60 day wait is almost certainly ICANN lock because whois data was updated. They don't have a choice.

Re: Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Post by lizkm »

genr8 wrote: post #143

One step closer to anarcho-tyranny. Anonymous has become the Antifa of the Internet. Basically a far-left strike force, cloaked but public, with enough plausible deniability that the 3 letter agencies allow to exist because they can do things beyond the law - as long as they dont go after the gov... One has to wonder why they are so focused on [Combating far right extremism and misinformation] when it's clearly desig…

>One has to wonder why they are so focused on [Combating far right extremism and misinformation] when it's clearly designed to benefit the overall establishment system status-quo

Far right extremism is a threat to the status quo of open and tolerant liberal democracy, yes, you are correct.

Re: Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Post by Applejinx »

junon wrote: post #166
trymas wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Epik was founded in 2009 by Rob Monster The founder's name is like from The Onion article.

The whole site looks like it's parody information ("epic" with a K, "Rob Monster", nazi stuff, etc) but it becomes weirder when you realize they aren't parodying anything and all of it is accurate.

Very interesting that Anonymous went after them. I guess it just goes to show you that Anonymous is nobody's puppet, however much any given cause would like to consider them its personal army.

Apparently NOT Epik's personal army: far from it.

Re: Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Post by lelandfe »

capableweb wrote: post #157
qeternity wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Epik’s lack of security is the least damning thing about Epik. Google around for their very colorful history. These are bad hombres.

Could you share something damning instead of referring people to search, as we probably will find different information. As far as I can tell, Epik focused on hosting and DNS management for marginalized/excluded groups on the internet, so naturally they attract a lot of groups. Not sure why that'd be bad though. Things like this also makes me actually like the company more: > Pharmaceutical watchdog website LegitScri…

Remember when a guy murdered 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue? When it was revealed the shooter had posted about it on Gab beforehand, every service powering the social network pulled the plug. Epik was who brought them back online.[0]

The hero of hate speech is not exactly a sterling reputation to have.

[0] https://www.wired.com/story/how-right-wing-social-media-site...

Re: Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Post by Applejinx »

woodruffw wrote: post #148
Beaver117 wrote: post #46

I don't get it, didn't anonymous start on 4chan? Why are they attacking this company which is hosting similar content? I thought anonymous used to only attack megacorps

One of the saddest and most effective media coups of the last decade has been the far right convincing the public that 4chan was always theirs. It started as an anonymous image board, one that an incredible number of people left when it became apparent that neo-Nazis had Poe’s Lawed themselves into the dominant user base. > I thought anonymous used to only attack megacorps Various individuals or groups labeling thems…

Very much this. I'm a bit surprised it took this long to see a backlash. Since /pol/, 4chan and Anonymous have spent far too much time as someone's personal army, despite that being always the disclaimer.

Scorpion and Pepe story… except strangely reversed. This would be the frog dumping the scorpion, after having been stung and used ruthlessly to serve the scorpion's selfish purposes for years. Very 4chan-like, to be able to survive a scorpion sting, but you can't poison poison, or meaningfully piss in an ocean of piss :)

Re: Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Post by qeternity »

capableweb wrote: post #157
qeternity wrote: post #138

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Epik’s lack of security is the least damning thing about Epik. Google around for their very colorful history. These are bad hombres.

Could you share something damning instead of referring people to search, as we probably will find different information. As far as I can tell, Epik focused on hosting and DNS management for marginalized/excluded groups on the internet, so naturally they attract a lot of groups. Not sure why that'd be bad though. Things like this also makes me actually like the company more: > Pharmaceutical watchdog website LegitScri…

I agree with you about Epik’s stance, although I believe they’re doing it for the wrong reasons.

Rob Monster for instance has expressed support for the KKK and claimed that the Christchurch shooting was a hoax.

I’ll defend with my life his right to say abhorrent things. But that also means I get to express myself and call him a bad dude.

Re: Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Post by opheliate »

kadoban wrote: post #14
gfodor wrote: post #11

Eventually the cloud is going to burst and everyone’s data will be public. The motive will be similar to this one, where a huge blast radius of collateral damage is accepted in the name of harming bad people. Seeing people eagerly download this data that surely includes countless amounts of personal info of non-Nazis shows this clearly.

How many just regular folks would actually pick Epik? Why?

Ugh, I did. I was unaware of Epik’s “reputation”, I’d just heard the brand name before so I thought it must be alright. I would have gone with someone else, but most registrars don’t offer the TLD I wanted, and Epik seemed to have the best price amongst the registrars that did. Obviously regretting that decision now.

Re: Anonymous Hacks Epik

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Post by Applejinx »

AllegedAlec wrote: post #99

> Time to find out who in your family secretly ran an Ivermectin horse porn fetish site, disinfo publishing outfit, or yet another QAnon hellhole. > Decloak origin IPs of nazi websites for further investigation, poking, prodding! > Map out a decade of online fash with a level of clarity nobody has been able to UNTIL NOW! > Support your starving hacktivists, and they will bless you in turn. > So long, for now! Support…

So you're saying Anonymous IS someone's personal army, and that this contradicts the rules of that personal army's conduct?

Big if true.

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