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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. Kim Zetter‏Verified account @KimZetter 11 Aug 2017

      Kim Zetter Retweeted Kim Zetter

      The government revealed during the hearing that the other codefendant (whose name is redacted in court docs) is still at large.https://twitter.com/KimZetter/status/896106930845831168 …

      Kim Zetter added,

      Kim ZetterVerified account @KimZetter
      Transcript of @MalwareTechBlog hearing in Las Vegas regarding charges that he created/sold Kronos banking trojan pic.twitter.com/pEzjMdZiPs
      1 reply 16 retweets 12 likes
    2. DarkSim, Corgi Kidnapper 🤤‏ @darksim905 11 Aug 2017
      Replying to @KimZetter

      Wait ... WHAT . This doesn't seem right.pic.twitter.com/vuJBvMJuJs

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    3. Kim Zetter‏Verified account @KimZetter 11 Aug 2017
      Replying to @darksim905

      what doesn't seem right about it?

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    4. DarkSim, Corgi Kidnapper 🤤‏ @darksim905 11 Aug 2017
      Replying to @KimZetter

      If you're also being charged, how is the person still at large, also why redacted then? It smells like the person made MT a target/setup.

      3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. Kim Zetter‏Verified account @KimZetter 11 Aug 2017
      Replying to @darksim905

      Codefendant is likely outside US and LE either can't reach him or may not know identity; may be hoping to pressure Marcus into revealing ID

      1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
    6. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 11 Aug 2017
      Replying to @KimZetter @darksim905

      With AlphaBay's servers they should be able to ID this guy (and didn't try very long to do so before they charged Marcus).

      1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
    7. Kim Zetter‏Verified account @KimZetter 11 Aug 2017
      Replying to @emptywheel @darksim905

      My understanding is that a number of people may have used the VinnyK account, making difficult to determine who was responsible for what

      1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 11 Aug 2017
      Replying to @KimZetter @darksim905

      Then how can they be certain enough the VinnyK that talked to Marcus is the VinnyK that sold it. Certain enough to indict?

      3:22 PM - 11 Aug 2017
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        2. Kim Zetter‏Verified account @KimZetter 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @darksim905

          We've all seen John Doe's on indictments before, when they know the activity they're charging but not the person

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. ǝʌɐp‏ @empiricalerror 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @KimZetter @emptywheel @darksim905

          no, DOE doesn't work.pic.twitter.com/hO9ZvPBsd8

          1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
        4. Martin Sundhaug‏ @sundhaug92 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @empiricalerror @KimZetter and

          So that means they've IDed the second defendant

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. Kim Zetter‏Verified account @KimZetter 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @sundhaug92 @empiricalerror and

          Not necessarily.

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. Martin Sundhaug‏ @sundhaug92 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @KimZetter @empiricalerror and

          In what cases would they use a non-Doe surname for an unidentified defendant?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @sundhaug92 @KimZetter and

          Especially where they have two pseudos.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        8. Martin Sundhaug‏ @sundhaug92 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @KimZetter and

          So: "pseudo1, ... " online aliases including "alias1"?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        9. ǝʌɐp‏ @empiricalerror 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @sundhaug92 @emptywheel and

          roughly:pic.twitter.com/eOHl8wrghQ

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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        2. hex waxwing :(){ :|: &};:‏ @hexwaxwing 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @KimZetter @darksim905

          Personally, I'm wondering how they obtained any forensically-sound evidence...

          1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @hexwaxwing @KimZetter @darksim905

          See comment about seized servers. Tho that doesn't say the chat logs would be forensically sound.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. hex waxwing :(){ :|: &};:‏ @hexwaxwing 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @emptywheel @KimZetter @darksim905

          I'm thinking specifically about the chat logs. Maybe CD was ID'd with AB servers; warrant obtained, additional equipment acquired in a raid?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. hex waxwing :(){ :|: &};:‏ @hexwaxwing 11 Aug 2017
          Replying to @hexwaxwing @emptywheel and

          Wild speculation: MTB was publicly WH by the time this is supposed to have happened. Codefendant maybe kept logs for blackmail purposes?

          0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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