SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists

tptacek wrote: post #4

npiht wrote: post #3

This is bold coming from someone who doxxes people publicly. https://hacked.wtf/2019/04/26/dear-brian-krebs-no-more-doxxi...

Exactly what obligation does Brian Krebs have to maintain the anonymity of random people on the Internet?

The same obligation that those "neo-nazis" have to maintain the anonymity of the journalists they dox on that doxbin, more or less. (I'm not condoning swatting.)

Re: SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists

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Post by tptacek » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 9:18 PM UTC

npiht wrote: post #5

tptacek wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly what obligation does Brian Krebs have to maintain the anonymity of random people on the Internet?

The same obligation that those "neo-nazis" have to maintain the anonymity of the journalists they dox on that doxbin, more or less. (I'm not condoning swatting.)

How do you "dox" a journalist? They sign their names to what they write.

Re: SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists

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Post by mikeash » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 9:19 PM UTC

npiht wrote: post #5

tptacek wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly what obligation does Brian Krebs have to maintain the anonymity of random people on the Internet?

The same obligation that those "neo-nazis" have to maintain the anonymity of the journalists they dox on that doxbin, more or less. (I'm not condoning swatting.)

If you’re not condoning swatting then what is even the point of these comments? Swatting is the topic at hand.

Re: SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists

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Post by dashundchen » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 9:21 PM UTC

npiht wrote: post #5

tptacek wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly what obligation does Brian Krebs have to maintain the anonymity of random people on the Internet?

The same obligation that those "neo-nazis" have to maintain the anonymity of the journalists they dox on that doxbin, more or less. (I'm not condoning swatting.)

1. Two wrongs don't make a right.

2. Linked article is poorly written and unclear as to what actually happened and the context. If I'm reading it correctly it looks like everyone was using a real name associated with their online work anyway.

3. In any case mentioning someone's name and town in a Twitter fight is a world away from systematically organizing armed SWAT police calls to journalist's homes, physically threatening them or have them falsely arrested because they write about white supremacists and terrorism.

Re: SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists

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Post by rndgermandude » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 9:21 PM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #6

npiht wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The same obligation that those "neo-nazis" have to maintain the anonymity of the journalists they dox on that doxbin, more or less. (I'm not condoning swatting.)

How do you "dox" a journalist? They sign their names to what they write.

You post their home address. Their private phone number. And the same of their spouses. And their parents. And the address of the school their children visit. And the route they usually take to work. etc.

Then the bad person hacks their icloud and dropbox and releases their private pictures and videos, the naughtier the better.

And yes, all of that happened recently in Germany mostly to some prominent politicians, who also use their own names in public really often.

Re: SWATters Target Dozens of Journalists

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Post by npiht » Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 9:22 PM UTC

tptacek wrote: post #6

npiht wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The same obligation that those "neo-nazis" have to maintain the anonymity of the journalists they dox on that doxbin, more or less. (I'm not condoning swatting.)

How do you "dox" a journalist? They sign their names to what they write.

Do they also sign with their home addresses, telephones, etc? And those of their immediate family? What about journalists posting under a pseudonym?