Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Mike Perry
mirimir: On 10/03/2013 03:39 AM, Martin Weinelt wrote: this subreddit is private the moderators of this subreddit have set it to private. you must be a moderator or approved submitter to view its contents. a message from the moderators of /r/SilkRoad Silk Road Answering my

[tor-talk] suppression of Guardian story on Tor in Snowden disclosures / FLYING PIG, others?

2013-10-03 Thread coderman
@ioerror @jamesrbuk Stop suppressing the story on Tor. @ioerror @smarimc @guardian The Guardian is sitting on a story about Tor - I'll do one better: @jamesrbuk refused to show us the story/docs. this begs two questions: 1. is this story pending polish and expected to be published at some point

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Gordon Morehouse
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Roger Dingledine: On Thu, Oct 03, 2013 at 01:34:37AM +, mirimir wrote: Wow. I just read the complaint :8 He was unfathomably stupid. Words cannot express how stupid he was. This has absolutely no relevance to the Tor network. We just

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Gordon Morehouse
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Jonathan D. Proulx: 2) Traditional police work still works - this should be good news to the law and order folks that traditional methods still work and no extensive digital survailance state is needed. Note I'm only anecdotally familiar

Re: [tor-talk] suppression of Guardian story on Tor in Snowden disclosures / FLYING PIG, others?

2013-10-03 Thread Ted Smith
On Thu, 2013-10-03 at 05:59 -0700, coderman wrote: @ioerror @jamesrbuk Stop suppressing the story on Tor. @ioerror @smarimc @guardian The Guardian is sitting on a story about Tor - I'll do one better: @jamesrbuk refused to show us the story/docs. this begs two questions: 1. is this

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread The Doctor
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/02/2013 09:34 PM, mirimir wrote: This has absolutely no relevance to the Tor network. It serves as an object lesson about using good operational security each and every time you get on the Net. - -- The Doctor [412/724/301/703] [ZS]

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread shadowOps07
No, it was a rookie fuck-up that enabled old-fashioned detective work. if it wasn't a fookie fuck-up, then none of this would have happened. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Gordon Morehouse gor...@morehouse.mewrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 Jonathan D. Proulx: 2)

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Thu, Oct 03, 2013 at 01:26:06PM -0400, shadowOps07 wrote: :No, it was a rookie fuck-up that enabled old-fashioned detective work. if :it wasn't a fookie fuck-up, then none of this would have happened. It was human error, which is what traditional police work relies on all the time. I chuckled

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Ahmed Hassan
One question is still remain unanswered. How did they locate Silkroad server before locating him? They had full image of the server before his arrest. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 1:26 PM, shadowOps07 shadow.uni...@gmail.com wrote: No, it was a rookie fuck-up that enabled old-fashioned detective

[tor-talk] Tips for configuring and using Tor for anonymous Bitcoin usage?

2013-10-03 Thread author
Hey all, I'm writing a book about the use of Bitcoin and anonymity. A fair portion of the book will be dedicated to teaching people how to most safely use Tor to facilitate anonymity with Bitcoin. Are there any special tips that people have for configuring Tor or using Tor when it comes to

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Ted Smith
Who says they arrested him as soon as he was located? I'd bet a few bitcoins that he was found as soon as the first news story on Silk Road came out. Looking at the origins of the Silk Road and finding the first announcements of it would've been the first thing the FBI did. Everything else was

Re: [tor-talk] Tips for configuring and using Tor for anonymous Bitcoin usage?

2013-10-03 Thread adrelanos
Hi, I've compiled a page with a bunch of information: https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Money Cheers, adrelanos -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsusbscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Rejo Zenger
++ 03/10/13 13:49 -0400 - Ahmed Hassan: One question is still remain unanswered. How did they locate Silkroad server before locating him? They had full image of the server before his arrest. Where have you read this or deducted this from? -- Rejo Zenger . r...@zenger.nl . 0x21DBEFD4 .

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Patrick
If DPR has really been known since March 2011, that'd be pretty incredible. The FBI is really playing the long game. It's impossible to say at this point though. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Ted Smith te...@riseup.net wrote: Who says they arrested him as soon as he was located? I'd bet a

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread The Doctor
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/03/2013 01:49 PM, Ahmed Hassan wrote: One question is still remain unanswered. How did they locate Silkroad server before locating him? They had full image of the server before his arrest. Not sure. One hypothesis (and that's all it is - a

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread The Doctor
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 10/03/2013 03:00 PM, Patrick wrote: If DPR has really been known since March 2011, that'd be pretty incredible. The FBI is really playing the long game. It's impossible to say at this point though. How long do these sorts of investigations

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread mirimir
On 10/03/2013 05:49 PM, Ahmed Hassan wrote: One question is still remain unanswered. How did they locate Silkroad server before locating him? They had full image of the server before his arrest. From http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24371894 we know: According to the court complaint

Re: [tor-talk] Tips for configuring and using Tor for anonymous Bitcoin usage?

2013-10-03 Thread Luther Blissett
On Thu, 2013-10-03 at 11:45 -0600, aut...@anonymousbitcoinbook.com wrote: Hey all, I'm writing a book about the use of Bitcoin and anonymity. A fair portion of the book will be dedicated to teaching people how to most safely use Tor to facilitate anonymity with Bitcoin. Are there any

Re: [tor-talk] Tips for configuring and using Tor for anonymous Bitcoin usage?

2013-10-03 Thread mirimir
On 10/03/2013 05:45 PM, aut...@anonymousbitcoinbook.com wrote: Hey all, I'm writing a book about the use of Bitcoin and anonymity. A fair portion of the book will be dedicated to teaching people how to most safely use Tor to facilitate anonymity with Bitcoin. Are there any special tips

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Ted Smith
On Thu, 2013-10-03 at 20:58 +, mirimir wrote: So they did have the server before they knew who he was. We also knew that he was sold out by his VPN provider. Hopefully, the identity of that VPN provider will come out soon. I don't see evidence in your quote that implies that. The section

[tor-talk] problems with TOR and Silk Road

2013-10-03 Thread Vladimir Teplouhov
Hello. 1. Некоторое время назад, я заметил, что TOR слишком долго запускался - до 10-15 минут. При запуске были какие-то ошибки подключения(заблокировали не скомпроментированные узлы через провайдеров?), TOR постоянно просил поставить новую версию(но это не помогало) и т.п. (где-то на форумах

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Thu, Oct 03, 2013 at 03:25:23PM -0400, The Doctor wrote: On 10/03/2013 01:49 PM, Ahmed Hassan wrote: One question is still remain unanswered. How did they locate Silkroad server before locating him? They had full image of the server before his arrest. Not sure. One hypothesis (and

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Thu, Oct 03, 2013 at 08:12:25AM -0700, Gordon Morehouse wrote: Here's my one teensy thing that bothers me, this bit of speculation from Ars Technica: The Tor Project, whose software enabled the Silk Road, noticed a significant spike in usage in late August and was unable to explain it.

Re: [tor-talk] problems with TOR and Silk Road

2013-10-03 Thread mirimir
On 10/03/2013 09:59 PM, Vladimir Teplouhov wrote: Hello. Hey, по английскиe, пожалуйста ;) 1. Некоторое время назад, я заметил, что TOR слишком долго запускался - до 10-15 минут. При запуске были какие-то ошибки подключения(заблокировали не скомпроментированные узлы через

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Thu, Oct 03, 2013 at 08:58:57PM +, mirimir wrote: So they did have the server before they knew who he was. Careful there -- while I assume they didn't lie in their affidavit, it's quite reasonable to assume that they investigated all sorts of things, all sorts of ways, and then afterwards

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread shadowOps07
Was the VPN located in the US? If not, then FBI doesn't have any jurisdiction outside of US. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Roger Dingledine a...@mit.edu wrote: On Thu, Oct 03, 2013 at 08:58:57PM +, mirimir wrote: So they did have the server before they knew who he was. Careful there

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread mirimir
On 10/03/2013 10:54 PM, Roger Dingledine wrote: On Thu, Oct 03, 2013 at 08:58:57PM +, mirimir wrote: So they did have the server before they knew who he was. Careful there -- while I assume they didn't lie in their affidavit, it's quite reasonable to assume that they investigated all

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread mirimir
On 10/03/2013 11:33 PM, shadowOps07 wrote: Was the VPN located in the US? If not, then FBI doesn't have any jurisdiction outside of US. On p. 14 of UlbrichtCriminalComplaint.pdf, there's reference to a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 6:54 PM, Roger Dingledine

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Al Billings
Excuse me, I meant the server host, not VPN, in my reply. -- Al Billings http://makehacklearn.org On Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 5:27 PM, Al Billings wrote: Sure they do. The VPN was clearly not in the US and they used agreements to access it (it is mentioned in the affidavit). --

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Al Billings
Sure they do. The VPN was clearly not in the US and they used agreements to access it (it is mentioned in the affidavit). -- Al Billings http://makehacklearn.org On Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 4:33 PM, shadowOps07 wrote: Was the VPN located in the US? If not, then FBI doesn't have any

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread shadowOps07
Yeah, but the country doesn't have the release the log to the fascist police state just because Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty is in place. They have the MORAL obligation to disregard the treaty. US is in no position to demand obligations from other countries. Rather, MLAT is a farce. On Thu,

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Juan Garofalo
--On Thursday, October 03, 2013 6:54 PM -0400 Roger Dingledine a...@mit.edu wrote: that he was sold out by his VPN provider. Hopefully, the identity of that VPN provider will come out soon. Why? So everybody can abandon that VPN and move to a different one that also responds to subpoenas

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread mirimir
On 10/04/2013 12:44 AM, shadowOps07 wrote: Yeah, but the country doesn't have the release the log to the fascist police state just because Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty is in place. They have the MORAL obligation to disregard the treaty. US is in no position to demand obligations from other

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Juan Garofalo
I'm wondering if I got this right: The NSA is supposed to be concerned only with 'national security' issues and can't spy on 'ordinary Americans'. In practice the NSA spies on everyone paying no attention to 'legal' restraints. If the NSA happens to find the location of, say, a

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread krishna e bera
On 13-10-03 09:13 PM, Juan Garofalo wrote: --On Thursday, October 03, 2013 6:54 PM -0400 Roger Dingledine a...@mit.edu wrote: that he was sold out by his VPN provider. Hopefully, the identity of that VPN provider will come out soon. Why? So everybody can abandon that VPN and move to a

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread shadowOps07
What kind of VPN provider did he use? On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 9:27 PM, mirimir miri...@riseup.net wrote: On 10/04/2013 12:44 AM, shadowOps07 wrote: Yeah, but the country doesn't have the release the log to the fascist police state just because Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty is in place.

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread mirimir
On 10/04/2013 01:54 AM, Juan Garofalo wrote: I'm wondering if I got this right: The NSA is supposed to be concerned only with 'national security' issues and can't spy on 'ordinary Americans'. In practice the NSA spies on everyone paying no attention to 'legal' restraints.

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Roger Dingledine
On Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 02:11:26AM +, mirimir wrote: On 10/04/2013 01:54 AM, Juan Garofalo wrote: I'm wondering if I got this right: The NSA is supposed to be concerned only with 'national security' issues and can't spy on 'ordinary Americans'. In practice the NSA spies on

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread shadowOps07
All government agency lies. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 9:54 PM, Juan Garofalo juan@gmail.com wrote: I'm wondering if I got this right: The NSA is supposed to be concerned only with 'national security' issues and can't spy on 'ordinary Americans'. In practice the NSA spies

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread mirimir
On 10/04/2013 02:22 AM, shadowOps07 wrote: What kind of VPN provider did he use? He had a dedicated exit IP, given that it was hard coded in his site for admin access. That was also a risky move, in my opinion. He could have lost the VPN account, and the IP. Better practice is using key-based

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread mirimir
On 10/04/2013 02:21 AM, Roger Dingledine wrote: On Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 02:11:26AM +, mirimir wrote: On 10/04/2013 01:54 AM, Juan Garofalo wrote: I'm wondering if I got this right: The NSA is supposed to be concerned only with 'national security' issues and can't spy on

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Juan Garofalo
--On Friday, October 04, 2013 2:11 AM + mirimir miri...@riseup.net wrote: On 10/04/2013 01:54 AM, Juan Garofalo wrote: I'm wondering if I got this right: The NSA is supposed to be concerned only with 'national security' issues and can't spy on 'ordinary Americans'. In

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Phil Mocek
krishna e bera: If the FBI had to use a subpoena it means the VPN provider wasnt cooperating, but was forced by legal means to hand over the info. It would be unrealistic to expect any provider in any country to destroy subscriber info after they had received a notice from a judge ordering

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread mirimir
On 10/04/2013 03:50 AM, Juan Garofalo wrote: --On Friday, October 04, 2013 2:11 AM + mirimir miri...@riseup.net wrote: On 10/04/2013 01:54 AM, Juan Garofalo wrote: I'm wondering if I got this right: The NSA is supposed to be concerned only with 'national security' issues

Re: [tor-talk] Silk Road taken down by FBI

2013-10-03 Thread Juan Garofalo
--On Friday, October 04, 2013 3:22 AM + mirimir miri...@riseup.net wrote: On 10/04/2013 02:21 AM, Roger Dingledine wrote: On Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 02:11:26AM +, mirimir wrote: On 10/04/2013 01:54 AM, Juan Garofalo wrote: I'm wondering if I got this right: The NSA is

Re: [tor-talk] problems with TOR and Silk Road

2013-10-03 Thread Vladimir Teplouhov
04.10.13, mirimirmiri...@riseup.net написал(а): On 10/03/2013 09:59 PM, Vladimir Teplouhov wrote: Hello. Hey, по английскиe, пожалуйста ;) Sorry, but it would be clearer if I write in Russian - you can translate http://translate.google.com/ or http://translate.yandex.ru/ I understand the