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Travis_0004

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27. Its very easy to hide your IP address

Tue Nov 22, 2016, 08:48 PM

Nov 2016

You can use something like TOR, and or a VPN. DU admins can trace an IP address and might just find out that it was out of Hong Kong (just as an example). This doesn't mean that the user is in Hong Kong, he could be anywhere. You have to go to the last server he used (likely a VPN server)

You could ask the VPN to hand over the IP address, but this has problems

The VPN operator won't give it to you.
The VPN operator CANT give it to you (its encrypted, and they can't open it)
The log never existed at all, or at least doesn't exist in a usable form (yeah, here is the list of the 6,000 active users on our service when you were hacked)

Even if the IP log was sitting on the CEO's desk, his business is to keep things like that private. He isn't giving it up. And the Hong Kong courts don't care (they wouldn't give up Edwin Snowden, they are not going to comply with a court order from the US. And remember, what you are tying to get very very likely doesn't exist.

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About the hack [View all] Skinner Nov 2016 OP

Silly question, perhaps: What is the likelihood of nabbing these basement dwellers? Eleanors38 Nov 2016 #1

Unlikely. Skinner Nov 2016 #3

It would be cool to post all the responses you had to yuiyoshida Nov 2016 #7

Its very easy to hide your IP address Travis_0004 Nov 2016 #27

Yes, I hope you found someone to prosecute. nt babylonsister Nov 2016 #2

I missed all of you so very much! In_The_Wind Nov 2016 #4

Was the hack reported to the FBI? jg10003 Nov 2016 #5

lemme tighten my tinfoil hat before i say this, but mopinko Nov 2016 #6

Dr. Ernest Partridge wrote an essay based on our hack. herding cats Nov 2016 #8

Thanks Skinner, you all did good.... sheshe2 Nov 2016 #9

Same here lillypaddle Nov 2016 #11

me too. I thanked him profusely. Great team, great pulling through... CTyankee Nov 2016 #19

yes a raise for Elad, for sure!!!! nt steve2470 Nov 2016 #21

Thank you, Skinner, EarlG, and especially Elad! Yeoman's work! lastlib Nov 2016 #10

1 red dog 1 Nov 2016 #22

criminal what was done to this site. I'd be happy to chipin for experts to capture them Sunlei Nov 2016 #12

Thank you for the explanation and all the hard work to get DU back online friendly_iconoclast Nov 2016 #13

I did some checking around Twitter when election day happened. Initech Nov 2016 #14

I think it was a generic reference Lithos Nov 2016 #15

They also hijacked Mac Tonight from the 80s. Joe Bacon Nov 2016 #16

Donald Trump is bringing out the worst in people. Initech Nov 2016 #17

Thanks and a question grantcart Nov 2016 #18

I told this site we were down, it's a well-known IT site steve2470 Nov 2016 #20

What happened to Discussionist? Mr.Bill Nov 2016 #23

You claiming you're a decent person??? groundloop Nov 2016 #24

Of course. Mr.Bill Nov 2016 #25

I remember logging in and was immediately asked to serve on a jury. dubyadiprecession Nov 2016 #26

Glad to be back. These past couple of weeks have been doo doo without DU. SCRUBDASHRUB Nov 2016 #28

Russians? Hacker did not want us comparing notes on election day! Madam45for2923 Nov 2016 #29

for those of us who clicked on DU when it was hacked napkinz Nov 2016 #30

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2016 #31

It'll come back eventually. Skinner Dec 2016 #32