• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    7 months ago

    Heard about a guy doing insane opsec when selling on the dark web (darknet diaries podcast).
    In the end he got busted because a trusted member if his operation got lazy and ignored his rules

    Edit: This guy was essentially
    Leeching internet via a directional antenna from a neighbour that was significantly away
    Not allowing any visitor in with a cell. You had to keep it outside
    All drug related actions are done in a cleaned down room.
    Tripple sealing dark marketplace orders, wiping everything down with corrosive fluids to destroy any sort of dna material
    Not going to the same post office in (I believe 6 months) and only sending of 3-6 shipments at once

    I hope I got it correctly. Please go listen to the episode: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/132/

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      7 months ago

      Reminds me of the lulzsec leader dude who exposed himself by logging into IRC once without tor on.

      Then he folded instantly and became an informant for the FBI to stay out of jail lol.

      In the end its really about tradeoffs. You can’t be an expert in everything so you need a team if you want to do anything big, but Cyber criminals are still criminals. They don’t trust each other which is what ultimately leads to their downfall even if they do all the implementation and tech part right.