This one is probably for the best of us. If you definitely want to stay one step away from getting caught, don’t do stupid operational security shit like this.
The person who turned stupid is nicknamed waifu according to the article.
This guy went so far as to go after a security researcher who had her company go to work.
Nixon is the co-owner of the U.S.-based cybersecurity firm named after the home address of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, and when she saw the violent threats against her, Nixon tasked one of her researchers to uncover his real identity.
After making a critical mistake in what cybersecurity types call “operational security,” a member of Nixon’s team was able to follow the digital bread crumb on the internet, the dark web and messaging apps to reveal “Waifu’s” real identity.
The article indicates that it took several months to find him.
The article states:
“We put some time into that this year, and we are basically half of the reason he got identified,” said Nixon during a telephone interview. “We have had that name for months; we have been waiting for the arrest.”
The article states:
A Washington court issued an arrest warrant for Connor Riley Moucka, 25, for conspiracy, computer fraud and abuse, extortion in relation to computer fraud and aggravated identify theft.
Moucka, 25, was arrested in a Stanley Park house in suburban Kitchener on Oct. 30. He is scheduled to appear in a Kitchener court on Friday, Nov. 29. American law enforcement wants him extradited to stand trial in Washington.
There is one thing that I learned that we’ve been saying incorrectly as I went to see what this was. We’ve been calling it “the calm” but it is not calm, it is com (c o m) as in communication.
That portion of the article states:
“‘The Com,’ which is short for ‘The Community,’ includes a geographically diverse group of individuals, primarily young actors operating mostly from Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., that engage or were coerced to engage in cybercriminal activities such as subscriber identity module (SIM) swapping, cryptocurrency theft, commissioning real-life violence, swatting and corporate intrusions,” says Intel471, an American provider of cyberthreat intelligence.
The article continues:
Nixon said other members of “The Com” in Ontario remain active, including one from this area who uses the alias “Multiple.”
They even mention how fucking stupid this is.
In the more than 10 years Nixon has spent identifying cybercriminals, the man known as “Waifu” stands out for the jaw-dropping stupidity that brought the police to the quiet residential street in Kitchener where he lived in his grandfather’s house.
In response, “Waifu” started writing Telegram posts full of false and misleading information under different names. But he was also bragging about his crimes, and then he started attacking Nixon.
“All this accomplished was to draw a tonne of attention from a bunch of people he should never have attracted attention from,” said Nixon.
So, does this qualify? He was to be in court shortly after the article was written.
The final paragraph asks it all.
“Why would he target a company that is not working on his case and specializes in identifying cybercriminals?” said Nixon. “It is just the stupidest thing ever.”
Please feel free to read the full article: Accused Kitchener hacker unmasked after threatening woman online written for the record. Great job, dude!