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To the casual observer, cybercriminals can look like swashbuckling geniuses.

They possess technical skills formidable enough to penetrate the networks of the biggest companies on the planet.

They cover their tracks using technology that is arcane to most people—VPNs, encrypted chat apps, onion routing, aliases in dark web forums.

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[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Thanks for this. It's a great read. I love how his name is Wagenius! Same as me, but I'm not related. Not that I know of anyway. I just sent my mom a text asking her if we are related to this dude! lmao

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 12 hours ago
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 13 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

So he was caught and told he was caught and then 6 days later they arrested him. During the intervening time he was free to go and buy another laptop.

The idiot reckoned that because of "military law" he could go AWOL to not get arrested, yet when he was told that he had been caught, he did nothing. Intellectual juggernaut this guy

[–] PhilipTheBucket@quokk.au 12 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Cops have a saying, "We don't catch the smart ones." It is self selection, a lot of it.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 12 hours ago

It's kind of concerning actually that that's what the military can produce. Someone with the self preservation instincts of the depressed lemming.

[–] Cypher@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago

That saying started with the recruitment process, that it also applies to the criminals is just a natural consequence.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Googles "how to defect to Russia" just to see what happens

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The FSB wants to know your location, you have been drafted for the special military operation.

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 12 hours ago

But don't worry you're definitely not be thrown into combat you'll be a welder or something. 😉

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

Does it on a public network on Android then tells everyone on Telegram.

[–] trolololol@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

So Wagenius is the bad version of Genius, like in Wario and Waluigi?

Can't tell if it's a dumb hacker or a lazy frame job.

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 6 points 23 hours ago

You're not going to believe this, but I've got an even better suggestion! Easy to remember too: it's just one word, and it happens to be the same the previous advice started with.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

Ah, the brand new technology: an alias

[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 23 hours ago

At least use Yandex.

[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Don’t search that on ddg unless you’re on tails/qubes.