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Re:Former U.S. officials describe details of the CIA’s propo... by busterarm on Sunday September 26, 2021 @04:38PM (#28664464)
Ask his former business partners that he burned and other hackers. This isn't hidden knowledge, you just have to have been around the scene long enough. Part of why he ended up in NZ is because he literally burned everyone he could in Europe. He used to run shell boxes and brag about snooping on his customers and ratting them out to government agencies and shutting down carder rivals. He even used to boast "why would anyone trust me with their data?". This is long before Megaupload.

Kim funded Megaupload largely off of his fraudulent gains on carder forums and a legitimate business that he scammed money off of.

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Re:Former U.S. officials describe details of the CIA’s propo... by beebeepka on Monday September 27, 2021 @03:40AM (#28668084)
Well, guy is no saint but the way the whole thing was handled speaks volumes. He pissed off powerful people and illegal actions were taken getting him. Apparently that's ok
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Re:Former U.S. officials describe details of the CIA’s propo... by busterarm on Monday September 27, 2021 @05:01AM (#28668548)
I didn't say it was okay. I just said that it was funny and that he deserved it.

Kim is the kind of person that deserves to have his asshole tickled with glowing hot metal rods...but that isn't an endorsement if somebody goes and does it.

It's fine to be outraged at the US & NZ governments, but it's not fine to spare the man a shred of sympathy.

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