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[–] 178 points 5 months ago (3 children)

The newly released Epstein files show that the Justice Department tried to identify the 4Chan user behind the posts — but couldn't figure it out.

"Good luck, I'm behind 7 proxies."

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  • [–] 45 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

    classic

    Reminder that the Sarah Palin hacker was caught because they included the web proxy url in their screenshots they shared.

    Edit: it was 16 years ago so here's the Wikipedia article for additional context.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    The hacker left behind traces of his activity. His IP address was logged at the proxy he used, CTunnel.com, and he also left his email address while posting to 4chan. Furthermore, the attacker revealed the original web address used by the proxy

    There were at least 3 easy ways to track him. Dude really sucked at covering his tracks

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