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DEF CON 22 - Adrian Crenshaw- Dropping Docs on Darknets: How People Got Caught

DEFCONConference · 219K views · 2014-12-30 · 50:59

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Adrian Crenshaw's DEF CON 22 talk gives an overview of Tor and I2P, then goes through real cases where darknet users were caught. These include Silk Road and its operator.

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HN points to it to show that most Tor busts came from poor operational security by the user rather than a flaw in Tor itself.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2015–2024

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at-fates-hands · 2015-01 · Strong recommendation

Not sure why I can't edit my original comment, but whatever. Here is the presentation Adrian Crenshaw gave at DefCon 22 called "Dropping Docs on Darknets: How People Got Caught" Great presentation: [VIDEO]

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friendlybus · 2020-01 · Recommendation

Most cases are closed on circumstantial evidence. Weird to see the same podcast that hosts freeross information as also hosting bitcoin podcasts. Adrian Crenshaw the security researcher has a good defcon talk on how ross went down for SR. Don't post your tech problems for an illegal service on stackoverflow! [VIDEO]

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andai · 2017-07 · Recommendation

In case anyone feels like doing something like that, this talk is worth a listen: [VIDEO] A talk on how Tor users got caught. In a nutshell: it wasn't Tor's fault, but bad OPSEC on the part of the users.

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