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Re:Brian Krebs Investigates Internet's Most Vicious Hackers–... by nneonneo on Sunday December 08, 2024 @06:07AM (#42356470)
Brian Krebs is great. Back in 2018, I discovered a flaw in a website enabling anyone to track any US cellphone’s location without consent, and I contacted US-CERT and Krebs to break the news (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/05/tracking-firm-locationsm...). After checking the locations of several numbers he provided, I remember discussing his need for location privacy - and his shock when he found it was so easy to break. His opsec might be very strict, but when every cellular carrier is eager to sell off your location data, that level of security is absolutely justified.
Re:Brian Krebs Investigates Internet's Most Vicious Hackers–... by jorvi on Sunday December 08, 2024 @08:47AM (#42357111)
> but when every cellular carrier is eager to sell off your location data, that level of security is absolutely justified.

Before everyone gets scared: this is mostly a US thing.

Re:Brian Krebs Investigates Internet's Most Vicious Hackers–... by nozzlegear on Sunday December 08, 2024 @04:20PM (#42360584)
> [...] any US cellphone’s location [...] I contacted US-CERT and Krebs [an American] to break the news

I know we all like to score free points by dunking on the US, but I'm pretty sure everyone understood that "this is mostly a US thing" already.

Re:Brian Krebs Investigates Internet's Most Vicious Hackers–... by jszymborski on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:57PM (#42362144)
I'll be honest, I just assumed it was everywhere. Is this also true of Canada?
Re:Brian Krebs Investigates Internet's Most Vicious Hackers–... by sneak on Sunday December 08, 2024 @09:01AM (#42357193)
No, he’s not. He’s threatened to dox people who leave bad reviews on his books; he should not be promoted or praised. It’s purely an ego thing.

It saddens me to see his links posted to aggregators. Most people only know his carefully cultivated image.

Re:Brian Krebs Investigates Internet's Most Vicious Hackers–... by magneticstain on Sunday December 08, 2024 @09:49AM (#42357432)
Got any sources to back that up? First I've ever heard about this.
Re:Brian Krebs Investigates Internet's Most Vicious Hackers–... by twisteriffic on Sunday December 08, 2024 @11:16AM (#42357927)
Re:Brian Krebs Investigates Internet's Most Vicious Hackers–... by SapporoChris on Sunday December 08, 2024 @10:00AM (#42357493)
I did a quick internet search and found https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/krebs-accused-o...

And while not doxxing, I think it's relevant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Krebs#Allegations_of_def...

Re:Brian Krebs Investigates Internet's Most Vicious Hackers–... by JPLeRouzic on Monday December 09, 2024 @01:52AM (#42363620)
According to the WSJ article, he makes his living from advertising on his website. That's perfectly legitimate, but whether he did it or not, he has every incentive to embellish things.