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How the Epik hack reveals every secret the far-right tried to hide

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I'm waiting for comments downplaying the value of the information while attempting to put the blame on the leakers for whatever reasons.

I'm glad that most the new right is made out of incompetent people with a strong tendency to overestimate their own intellect. Just look at this assessment:

> [...] Epik’s “entire primary database,” which contains hosting account usernames and passwords, SSH keys, and even some credit card numbers—all stored in plaintext.

Storing passwords in plaintext is inexcusable, even if you're a total junior.

> overestimate their own intellect

It is quite possible that some users whose private details were exposed during this criminal act[1] might end up suffering personal consequences for being on the list. But there will always be a subset that emerges complete unscathed because they no longer depend on surrendering to the Borg and its ideology to maintain either their reputation or their livelihood. To paraphrase Nietzsche, what does not kill them makes them stronger.

The Borg "intellect" invariably misses this.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Fraud_and_Abuse_Act

What's the Borg????

> What's the Borg????

It is what I call the section of the left-progressive movement that went insane during the last decade. It is a Star Trek reference.[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borg

I agree those security practices are atrocious. However that doesn't excuse the crime committed by these hackers. They deserve to be brought to justice by the law. I doubt that will happen under the current administration, since agencies are probably directed to ignore issues affecting the political right.

I'll be interested to see if Twitter suppresses this in accordance with their "hacked materials" policy or if that policy only applies to politically inconvenient material

I've reported quite a few tweets for linking to it or showing screenshots of it, as it's against the rules.

While I don't much care for the content of these sites, I don't think legal websites should have to win a popularity contest to remain online.

They won't. Twitter has a rich history of only banning one side of the political landscape. They banned Zero Hedge for discussing the lab leak theory, they banned the New York Post for the Hunter Biden story, and so on, because they are associated with the political right in the US. However, they have allowed everyone from antifa to the Taliban to far-left "hacktivists" to continue to operate. Twitter isn't just guilty of setting moderation rules that favor one world view, but also of selectively enforcing their guidelines at their will.

Looking forward to stories documenting how all these people are Russian operatives and such, now that the contact information is open and easy to find.

A dozen people bitching about something is a "Noble grass-roots civic effort" if you agree, or a dangerous cult inspired by foreign subversion, if you don't.

The article mentioned a victims side "patriots.win" now tell me this does not look like a cult or that ALL CAPS is an indicator of reason.

“I believe that what the enemy intends for evil, God invariably transforms into good.”

Agree. You can hack websites but God will invariably win. Epic fail indeed.

Sorry, which god?

Since you ask. The one God. The God that motivated the abolitionist movement. The God that gives us love and universal brotherhood. The God of Moses and Jimmy Carter and Obama and all that is good and right. The God that brought us out of the dark ages and spurred the renaissance. The God of Galileo and Newton. The God of goodness and truth and light and freedom. Love and tolerance are His way. Hatred and conflict are the wrong way. No disrespect if you happen to disagree, but you did ask.

The same god that didn't lift a finger during the COVID crises, then?

Read job. God gave us free will. There’s a purpose to it, even if it’s hard to understand. Many nature’s mysteries are hard to understand. Superposition for example. There are many examples. Without these life would not be what it is. Life is a good thing.

Sure is a huge jump to go from “we don’t understand superposition” to “the far right is sanctioned by god”

I agree that what the enemy intends for evil, God invariably transforms into good.

The term "Esoteric Gap" applies to beliefs that religious cults try to hide from outsiders because they know they will make them look bad. Indeed, hiding your core beliefs is always a sign that something is amiss. The problem with today's aggressive left, though, is that it inspires people to hide even their most rational and reasonable beliefs. Especially their most rational and reasonable beliefs.

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