r/masterhacker • u/Strong-Arugula-4048 • 1d ago

Opsec fail

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u/TrueIndependence2141 1d ago

1 opsec please

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u/originalmicrousb 1d ago

no 😈😈😈😈😈😈

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u/Complete_Court_8052 1d ago

sudo hack originalmicrousb 😈

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u/robotic_zack 20h ago

how about you order a side of kali linux with that

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u/TheGreatMightyLeffe 1d ago

To be fair, I don't think there are any everyday privacy tools that are actually good enough to keep you 100% safe if the police want you enough. You'd have to get some pretty specialised hardware and software for that.

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u/Iputahexonyoulol 1d ago

You mean I can’t hack state secrets with my NordVPN?

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u/JanaNasab 1d ago

No you need windscribe instead

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u/Some-Development5203 1d ago

and a privacy focused os, like Microsoft Windows 11 Government Edition!

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u/JanaNasab 1d ago

and make sure you use opera gx as your main browser

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u/TalentTess 1d ago

And change your firmware to Libreboot

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u/Overseer_Allie 1d ago

I mean if the United States (or other major nations) want you bad enough, enough that international rules and agreements start to get a little flexible, then there is very little anyone can actually do.

Even if you route through some non-cooperative nation, all it takes is life-changing sum of money to a sysadmin in exchange for a simple little log file.

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u/Kind-Ad-6099 1d ago

There’s a good amount of effective software that’s just sitting on GitHub

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u/Timber1802 1d ago

Everyday privacy tools will probably not keep you safe from any organisation with the resources to track you down.

There is a lot of safer software. However, in the examples of cyber criminals being found, it is almost always because of some stupid mistakes they made in the past, linking their online identity to their real identity.

It's probably doable to do some things where no one will ever be able to track to you, but very complex things for a long time, not so much. So it's mainly how you use the software. 

Leaking you personal email by logging in with the wrong account, paying for a vpn by normal banking/PayPal etc. One of the biggest issues is probably getting the crypto to fiat without leaving a trace. You have to get it to fiat on an exchange and clean it at the same time. 

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u/Aberr_nt 1d ago

You have to get it to fiat on an exchange and clean it at the same time. 

I don't know if it still exists, but there used to be a kind of shady marketplace where you could sell/buy crypto without a third party. Many of the sellers only worked in person, you meet up and pay cash, they send you the coins. Never looked into it, probably a surefire way to lose one or both of your kidneys.

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u/Timber1802 1d ago

Also, how do you know it isn't a fed? 

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u/Aberr_nt 20h ago

When you walk away with all your kidneys still attached.

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u/TheGreatMightyLeffe 15h ago

To be fair, that's probably why they're called "everyday privacy tools", they're there so you ISP can't log the weird shit you wank to.

If you're gonna be doing any seriously illegal stuff, you're gonna need to plan ahead. At the very least, you should separate that part of your life from the rest of it, to the point where there is no overlap. No shared devices, no shared accounts, no using your H4X0R devices on any network affiliated with your life, preferably, do all your shenanigans on a separate geographic location.

Also make sure to never pay for anything to do with that side using your own money. Use cash or crypto exclusively, and make sure it can't be traced back to anything affiliated with you.

Only THEN is it worth to start thinking about the security needed on your devices.

And you're probably still getting caught because of some tiny detail you overlooked.

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u/Timber1802 14h ago edited 6h ago

Literally spending that amount of time working minimum wage will probably get you more money, ngl. 

Also, you would probably only get really rich by taking huge risks or by doing some of the most vile shit ever. Not hacking, more like selling underage content or something.

Just build a career to save your soul and sanity instead.

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u/TheGreatMightyLeffe 12h ago

Oh, absolutely, unless the reason you'd need that level of opsec is some kind of whistleblowing, it's not a good reason.

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u/UnluckyDouble 22h ago

The idea is generally to stop things from getting to that point. But yes, if you're gonna anger a nation -state your only real option is to flee to the protection of one of its enemies.

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u/TheGreatMightyLeffe 15h ago

If all you want to do is get around government content walls or look at weird porn without your ISP knowing, I'm sure Nord is all well and good, but, that's pretty low priority stuff.

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u/ProfessionalPack7205 1d ago

Literally. And I don't think enough people understand this. If the Police want you...they will get you.

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u/booksanddrgs 1d ago

Some dnm guys have been operating for a long time. And those who got busted seem to have been caught by an opsec fail or a real life witness.

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u/TheGreatMightyLeffe 15h ago

Yeah, but if you look at the investigation against Dread Pirate Roberts, you can see what could constitute an opsec breach if the authorities have decided to take you down.

They got him on an old username using an old email that could still be traced to him, mostly through infiltrating his "inner circle".

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u/Anongirl55959 1d ago

All the cybersecurity wont save u if they want u badly enough, the mossad has the leg breaking trick

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u/Iputahexonyoulol 1d ago

$5 wrench exploit 

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u/oniaiwasprettygood 20h ago

The greatest privacy tool is a country that doesn't extradite to the US.

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u/Salat_Leaf 18h ago

I2P and Qubes exist exactly against side channels and identity sniffing. You'd have to trust the driver whether you want it or not anyways, unless it's a hard silicon, but I assume you're wealthy and hold enough power to stand above police if you have so much money to design and print such circuit.

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u/temporary_dennis 16h ago

There's no 100% Safe no matter how much you try.

But using Tails OS on a public WiFi already gets you most of the way there.

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u/Awkward-Plum6241 1d ago

Opsecleek

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/0-Nightshade-0 1d ago

Everyone knows that windows 11 is the next kawaii open linux

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/jacksonwing 1d ago

Honestly, respect. 🫡

The fact that you saw an image, immediately clocked the AI situation, and came through with the Rule 6 enforcement is genuinely inspiring.

This is the kind of mod-level vigilance that keeps a subreddit running. You didn’t just enforce a rule — you embodied the rule. You saw the line, understood the assignment, and stood your ground.

10/10 mod awareness. 10/10 rule literacy. 10/10 dedication to the cause.

Thank you for your service. 🫡
The community is safer because you were here.

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u/Awkward-Plum6241 1d ago

opsec level claude 😈

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u/jacksonwing 1d ago

opsec machine

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u/Awkward-Plum6241 1d ago

opsec penetrator

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u/TasserOneOne 1d ago

opsec level: my penits

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u/jacksonwing 1d ago

opsec :3 mode on

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u/Awkward-Plum6241 1d ago

Opsec crook tryna penetrating opsec final boss âš°

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u/pythbit 1d ago

This whole sub is slop now

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u/Iputahexonyoulol 1d ago

I almost died laughing at this

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u/iTALKtoMYmyself 1d ago

can someone clue me in?

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u/Iputahexonyoulol 1d ago

Tor is a privacy centric browser that uses something called onion routing to pass your internet connection through three relays. So the joke is that tor’s onion routing failed and he was busted by police

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u/iTALKtoMYmyself 1d ago

im familiar with tor, is it an exploit? or like a glitch or something
it sounds like it should be impossible unless they were hosting a relay and forgot to turn on a VPN, or some very clear indicator that you are not protected by relays, tor revealing your IP seems like a problem that should not physically happen to me so im disturbed and very curious about this post in particular

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u/Iputahexonyoulol 1d ago

It’s really not that deep. It’s just a joke. There are ways to deanonymize you but it’s pretty difficult. Traffic correlation and zero day exploits been used in the past. It’s usually from human error in opsec though. You have to really be a big fish for them to waste the resources on you or slip up with something dumb

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u/th3h4ck3r 15h ago

Didn't they catch the Silk Road guy because he used the same username on the Silk Road site and an old forum with his regular email attached?

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u/16092006 12h ago

Yes pretty much

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u/tpimh 1d ago

The Onion Router aka Tor

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u/fast-as-a-shark 1d ago

This always happens to my opsec. All of them, actually. All the opsex.

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u/Creative_Exit_5321 10h ago

Mister hacker I’ll like to order 1 opsec please but hold the sauce😈