If the FBI could get a warrant in an hour, they wouldn't bother with the initial questioning and take him in, or just arrest him after the questioning since they can definitely hold him there for a couple of hours until the warrant comes through.
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Sony hacking suspect smashes computers to get out of prosecution
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DigitalRicket
Member
From what I understand from my IT class is that the FBI says that they can get up to 7 wipe and still get info out of HDD. Destroying HDD was bright, but I dont think they could have gotten info from the motherboard and the ram... I do wonder why.
Also, could the FBI realisticly get a broken HDD and "repair" it and get the data from it? Since its all Magnetic 1 and 0, could you simply "stamp" the piece and see the info from it? But in this case, I think they didnt find the HDD which is strange since the FBI was probably tracking him.
Its not being a coward to run away from the lion when he's right behind you. He was smart.
Format. Microwave. Destroy into pieces. Stash and throw away said pieces to separate areas, and/or bury them.
Guy shoulda kept another PC running for internet browsing and games with the same type of HDD about the same age from his hacking rig, and then install that HDD into his primary PC so then when they checked it'd be just porn and Steam stuff.
Done.
Gemüsepizza
Member
Yeah, only a matter of several million years. Modern encryption algorithms and their implementations are very secure. And data recovery is useless on an encrypted drive, because if even a few bits are missing, the data is gone forever. Encryption + plausible deniability is the way to go. If they don't know you have encrypted data, they can't force you to reveal a password. But you also have to make sure that the computer location is safe, or else you are vulnerable to surveillance methods (when you enter your password and access your data). If he would have done this correctly, he wouldn't even face house arrest or probation.
Eighty Deuce
Banned
Good for him, 20 years in prison should be reserved for homicide.
20 years isn't enough for homicide. I see no problem with locking scum like this away for a long time.
No, because he hid his hard drives and destroyed his computers before being served with a search warrant.
baphomet
Member
What's it like to have no sense of scale?
Not only that, but nothing can be proved either way.
If he had already been served with a warrant, sure.
The investigators fucked up by revealing their hand to him before they had all the paperwork to secure their evidence as part of an investigation.
Well, I shouldn't say they fucked up, it's more likely that they just happened to be dealing with someone who was quick on his feet. You'd be amazed at how many people just let the cops search their cars or homes without a warrant just because they ask, or who admit to stuff on their own during an interview without any police pressure.
Most of the time, the police just wouldn't have to worry about interviewing a person of interest, then getting a warrant, because they wouldn't be smart enough (or quick enough) to think of disposing of any evidence (and doing it properly - Most will just throw something incriminating away in their garbage or their apartment complex's dumpster, which are basically the first places the cops look).
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Perfect.
bodyboarder
Member
Do you blame him.
