>Also, according to this comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40211782): he's HN's own [...]
Maybe we hold off on pointing fingers unless there is concrete proof?
Maybe we hold off on pointing fingers unless there is concrete proof?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17696035
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15729517
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25529743
Source: Keskusrikospoliisi / National Bureau of Investigation
>> Zee/"ryanc" has indeed been involved in things like these for many years. HTP (Linode + much more) is just a small part of it.
>> I'm also very surprised it's taken this long for him to be arrested. He's completely brazen and has committed countless crimes despite knowing full well the general public and law enforcement know exactly who he is.
ryanlol responded:
> Just because someone knows who I am does not mean that'll matter when it comes to proving things in court, which in real life isn't as easy as one might imagine.
>> he probably won't get out for a while
> If only I'd get sentenced in the first place.
This Krebs comment lists more HN accounts:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/11/alleged-extortioner-of-p...
> PS: Want to read some of his Hacker News comments? Usernames are ryanlol, FDSGSG, rosnd, rosndo, prvit, lfodofod, ryanl0l, bbbbb5, gggggg5 (which stopped posting right after his arrest).
[1]https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/krebs-accused-o...
[2]https://itwire.com/business-it-news/security/infosec-researc...
Edit: Your edited comment including some non-Krebs stuff is more interesting, thanks for digging that up for me.
I actually cited a comment on Krebs, not Krebs himself.
But that's kind of moot. More digging found the ryanlol account confessing to be Julius Kivimäki. It appears he was pretty open with his identity.
That's even worse? More random people lol.
But yeah, the other stuff you dug up straight from his account is certainly more damning, thanks.
And yet we are always scolded for accusing people of sockpuppeting and similar
nearly 10 times the voting weight of normal users.
2nd one is yet another random person?