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Cybercriminals Has Heroin Delivered To Brian Krebs, Then Calls Police
Okian Warrior writes in about a package of heroin that found its way to the door of Brian Krebs. "'Fans' of [security researcher Brian Krebs] have shown their affection in some curious ways. One called in a phony hostage situation that resulted in a dozen heavily armed police surrounding my home. Another opened a $20,000 new line of credit in my name. Others sent more than $1,000 in bogus PayPal donations from hacked accounts. Still more admirers paid my cable bill for the next three years using stolen credit cards. Malware authors have even used my name and likeness to peddle their wares. But the most recent attempt to embarrass and fluster this author easily takes the cake as the most elaborate: Earlier this month, the administrator of an exclusive cybercrime forum hatched and executed a plan to purchase heroin, have it mailed to my home, and then spoof a phone call from one of my neighbors alerting the local police. Thankfully, I had already established a presence on his forum and was able to monitor the scam in real time and alert my local police well in advance of the delivery."
...And why is an article with a broken link featuring on the /. homepage? Are the moderators drunk?
No, but they did recieve a small brown package in the mail this morning...
I don't know who he, but I get the feeling that if he keeps publicizing everything that people send his way or do to him, it might become an internet past-time for more people to start doing the same. It'll be like an internet gameshow:
"Who can send the craziest thing to Brian Krebs?"
It's all fun and games til somebody decides to send a shit covered blasting cap or who knows what else.
Careful with names containing L slashdot.org/~AiphaWolf_HK slashdot.org/~AlphaWoif_HK slashdot.org/~AiphaWoif_HK
There's a missing 'e'. What he means is cybercriminals kidnapped Wonder Woman and mailed her to this security researcher's home.
He has uncovered the Anti-vovick conspiracy! Quick everyone look like you were doing something else...
Lord Krebs commands it!
I figured "Cybercriminals" was a corporation.
"National Security is the chief cause of national insecurity." - Celine's First Law
This is obviously yet another blatant attempt by the federal government to discredit a real American hero. Not convinced? Look at the facts:
I could go on and on, but I believe these facts speak for themselves.
I tried that "Hey, cybercriminals delivered this heroin to me" routine and the cops didn't buy it.
I have shitty luck.
You are welcome on my lawn.
The author of the summary was distracted by his cable TV, which was being paid for by the admirers of Brian Krebs.
"National Security is the chief cause of national insecurity." - Celine's First Law
I'm surprised your editor is still on speaking terms with you.
I posted a comment on his blog a while ago where I questioned the validity of the results of his research that caught a lot of attention a while back. For example, one of his biggest finds was that that one of the scammer' name is Vasily Ivanovich Petrov, which is just a placeholder name just like Joe Public in Russian. He never approved my comment or provided any feedback. If he was an actual researcher, he wouldn't silence reasonable criticism towards him.
It's sad to see him get one meaningless article after another on Slashdot.
I posted a suggestion to the Pope on how to run the Catholic church and he never approved the comment. This proves he's a fake, right?
"Who can send the craziest thing to Brian Krebs?"
A bobcat? http://xkcd.com/325/
- Blah blah blah, missing scientist. Blah blah blah, atomic bomb. -
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"Cybercriminals Can Has Cheezburger"?
Dark Reflection
You can't prove the de facto standard to be fake.
The Pope is the de facto authority of the Catholic church. To back up this relationship, the Pope is regarded as infallible within the church. Questioning the Pope's authority over church matters doesn't even make sense, because it's an unquestionable authority.
On the other hand, Krebs is not de facto authority *over* the facts and knowledge of security. If Krebs says encryption doesn't work, that doesn't make encryption fail to work. Whereas if the Pope says e.g. pedophilia is excusable, it becomes so to the Catholic church, despite whatever *beliefs* were held before.
Krebs is an "authority" by one definition of the word; there is an entirely different definition of "authority" that means something else. In fact, depending on which dictionary you refer to, you may find two entries for "authority" considering them different enough as to be homonyms. I'm not going to go through the rigamarole of actually verifying that for you -- it's the same difference, either way.
Being "an authority concerning a field of knowledge" doesn't give a person control over that field of knowledge the same way a person who is "an authority over an organization" gives that person control over that organization.
You tread a really stupid, fine line between idiocy and another different kind of idiocy when you completely mix up science and religion. You should just get away from all of that.
"Stratigraphically the origin of agriculture and thermonuclear destruction will appear essentially simultaneous" -- Lee
The word is not "casted", it is "cast". Please approve my correction comment /. mods!
Intended as ironic humor, not an insult just in case it gets over looked...
-The wise argue that there are few absolutes, the fool argues that there are no probabilities.
No, usually the cops have to plant the drugs themselves.