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Paint Parrot USES Pattern of life
Paint Parrot built a pattern of life for the target to determine how to fit into the target's routine.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Paint Parrot EP 80 Details
“We almost build out what we call a ‘pattern of life’ on the person”
Paint Parrot USES Open-source intelligence
Paint Parrot used open-source intelligence techniques to research a target and the target's family, contacts, and routines.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Paint Parrot EP 80 Details
“use your standard sort of open-source intelligence type techniques”
Paint Parrot USES Red teaming
Paint Parrot was described as focusing on red teaming after leaving the corporate intelligence work.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 80 Details
“he mostly focuses on penetration testing, social engineering, and red teaming”
Silk Road takedown COMPROMISES Silk Road
The episode describes the FBI takedown as shutting down Silk Road.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 81 Details
“The FBI took down Silk Road”
Operation Bayonet INVOLVES AlphaBay
Jack identifies Operation Bayonet as an episode about AlphaBay.
Explicit Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 81 Details
“I did a whole episode on AlphaBay called Operation Bayonet.”
Silk Road takedown INVOLVES Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Silk Road takedown involved the FBI, which the episode says took down the marketplace and arrested its owner.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 81 Details
“The FBI took down Silk Road and arrested its owner on October, 2013.”
Jack Rhysider REFERENCES OxyMonster
Jack recommends Episode 58, titled OxyMonster, as another episode about a darknet-market vendor.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Outro EP 81 Details
“check out Episode 58 which is called OxyMonster. That’s about another vendor.”
After Silk Road went down, V moved to Agora and bought drugs there for resale.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 81 Details
“V here just moved to Agora, another darknet market.”
V learned about and used Bitcoin for darknet-market transactions and transfers.
Explicit Confidence 98% · V EP 81 Details
“I learned a lot through the darknets about Bitcoin and PGP and cyber-security.”
AlphaBay held buyers' payments in escrow until the buyer confirmed receipt and quality.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 81 Details
“It goes to AlphaBay where it sits and it’s held by them.”
V says that as a teenager he bought drugs on the original Silk Road.
Explicit Confidence 99% · V EP 81 Details
“When I was a teenager, I was buying on the Silk Road.”
V established a vendor account and sold drugs on AlphaBay.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 81 Details
“he decided to set up shop on the AlphaBay darknet marketplace.”
V used Tails as his operating system for darknet activity.
Explicit Confidence 99% · V EP 81 Details
“I used Tails.”
V USES Pretty Good Privacy
V used PGP credentials and decryption challenges to access his AlphaBay account.
Explicit Confidence 99% · V EP 81 Details
“Every morning or every time I logged in, I would have to copy and paste this block, decrypt it.”
V used Tails, which the episode says automatically connected him to Tor for his darknet work.
Derived Confidence 92% · Jack Rhysider EP 81 Details
“Basically, you power up Tails which has a browser and automatically connects you to Tor”
V USES LocalBitcoins
V used LocalBitcoins to obtain Bitcoin by depositing cash into another user's bank account.
Explicit Confidence 99% · V EP 81 Details
“Went to LocalBitcoins and direct deposited money into somebody’s account.”
V USES LocalBitcoins
V later used LocalBitcoins to sell Bitcoin for cash sent through the mail.
Explicit Confidence 99% · V EP 81 Details
“I had set up a LocalBitcoins account for cash-in-mail.”
V USES Seed phrase
V memorized the seed phrase for his Bitcoin wallet.
Explicit Confidence 99% · V EP 81 Details
“I also had the seed memorized and all that.”
V USES Dream Market
V opened a vendor account on Dream Market in addition to AlphaBay.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 81 Details
“he actually opened up as a vendor on Dream Market too at this point”
zero-day vulnerability AFFECTS QuickTime
Dino Dai Zovi reportedly used a bug in QuickTime to take over the MacBook Air during the early contest.
Uncertain Confidence 82% · Dustin Childs EP 82 Details
“I believe he used a bug in QuickTime to take over the system.”
use-after-free AFFECTS Google Chrome
Vupen’s Chrome exploit chain used a use-after-free in Google’s renderer process.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Brian Gorenc EP 82 Details
“they’re exploiting a use-after-free in Google’s renderer process.”
Zero Day Initiative ASSOCIATED_WITH zero-day vulnerability
ZDI buys zero-day vulnerabilities from researchers.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“Specifically, they buy zero-day vulnerabilities.”
Junghoon Lee ASSOCIATED_WITH Google Chrome
Forbes reportedly described Junghoon Lee, also known as Lokihardt, as able to hack Google Chrome.
Attributed Confidence 90% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“Lee, better known as his online alias Lokihardt is said to be able to hack into any computer, smart phone, program, or browser from Apple iPhone to Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Safari.”
Junghoon Lee ASSOCIATED_WITH Microsoft Edge
Forbes reportedly described Junghoon Lee, also known as Lokihardt, as able to hack Microsoft Edge.
Attributed Confidence 90% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“Lokihardt is said to be able to hack into any computer, smart phone, program, or browser from Apple iPhone to Microsoft Edge”
Vupen ASSOCIATED_WITH Zerodium
Jack says Vupen later morphed into Zerodium, which continued acquiring zero-day exploits.
Uncertain Confidence 90% · Jack Rhysider EP 82 Details
“that team has now morphed into what’s called Zerodium”