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
Thanks for the link. He's the guest on a Darknet Diaries episode too. [LINK] YouTube from above without the tracking: [VIDEO]
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 [VIDEO]
The same person also gave a talk at Defcon: [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.
Here is an awesome DefCon talk about this topic from the perspective of a darknet vendor. It's amazing: [VIDEO]
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. [VIDEO]
it we're thinking of the same one it's this: [VIDEO] DEF CON 30 - Sam Bent - Tor - Darknet Opsec By a Veteran Darknet Vendor