DEF CON 30 - Sam Bent - Tor - Darknet Opsec By a Veteran Darknet Vendor
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN people recommend it for a first-hand view of how Tor holds up in practice, from someone who had to rely on it.
What it is
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.
Recommended by 3 HN commenters across 3 different months, 2024 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec haolez · 2024-09 · on “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]
Recommends vunuxodo · 2024-06 · on “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.
Recommends thelittleone · 2024-10 · on “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]
Cites rainbowzootsuit · 2024-01 · on “OpenBSD Workstation Hardening”
Thanks for the link. He's the guest on a Darknet Diaries episode too. [LINK] YouTube from above without the tracking: [this video]
Cites nammi · 2024-02 · on “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]
Cites red-iron-pine · 2024-12 · on “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