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DEF CON 30 - Sam Bent - Tor - Darknet Opsec By a Veteran Darknet Vendor

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A DEF CON 30 talk by Sam Bent, a former darknet vendor, on operational security when using Tor and the darknet. He applies the hacker mindset to staying anonymous and avoiding capture.

HN people recommend it for a first-hand view of how Tor holds up in practice, from someone who had to rely on it.

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6 comments from Hacker News

@haolez2024-09 · in “Is Tor still safe to use?”

Here is an awesome DefCon talk about this topic from the perspective of a darknet vendor. It's amazing: ▶ this video

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@thelittleone2024-10 · in “Brazil Arrests 'USDoD' Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach”

Sam Bent gave a talk on Darknet opsec in which he recommends what you suggest, regularly changing alias and starting from 0. Quite an interesting talk. ▶ this video

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@vunuxodo2024-06 · in “Law enforcement is spying on Americans' mail, records show”

The same person also gave a talk at Defcon: ▶ this video I'll echo the top Youtube comment here because it fits perfectly: > When the bald dude with a beard on stage introduces an even balder and more bearded dude to talk you know it's gonna be good.

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@red-iron-pine2024-12 · in “U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions”

it we're thinking of the same one it's this: ▶ this video DEF CON 30 - Sam Bent - Tor - Darknet Opsec By a Veteran Darknet Vendor

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@nammi2024-02 · in “Low-Power Wi-Fi Extends Signals Up to 3 Kilometers”

Barely related, but reminded me that a recent comment here linked to this DEFCON talk from a former darknet vendor. He claimed to use WiFi from a house a mile away using a Yagi antenna ▶ this video

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