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minus-squareKyrgizion@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·26 days agoIt’s called a honeypot. They even ran CP servers in the past (after taking them over from the actual admins, in order to unmask the users).
minus-squaremelroy@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down2·26 days agoAgreed honeypots are maybe a good thing.
minus-squaremelroy@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·24 days agoYou can also run honeypots… Even at home, if you can configure your VM and network securely. Like this: https://github.com/telekom-security/tpotce You could lurk users/bots into hacking your honeypot and then report it to let’s say: https://www.abuseipdb.com/
minus-squaretechnocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-225 days agoAgent 1: We just nabbed a gang of child abusers! Agent 2: We found out your MAGA uncle is a really bad “investor”. I feel like Agent 1 is far more worthwhile.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-225 days agoThey’re both worthwhile. Agent 2 is more like “We found out your uncle was pumping a security by making fraudulent claims in order to dump it later and screw them all over.”
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·25 days agoDo you think the FBI only has one investigation open at a time?
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It’s called a honeypot. They even ran CP servers in the past (after taking them over from the actual admins, in order to unmask the users).
Agreed honeypots are maybe a good thing.
You can also run honeypots… Even at home, if you can configure your VM and network securely. Like this: https://github.com/telekom-security/tpotce
You could lurk users/bots into hacking your honeypot and then report it to let’s say: https://www.abuseipdb.com/
Agent 1: We just nabbed a gang of child abusers!
Agent 2: We found out your MAGA uncle is a really bad “investor”.
I feel like Agent 1 is far more worthwhile.
They’re both worthwhile. Agent 2 is more like “We found out your uncle was pumping a security by making fraudulent claims in order to dump it later and screw them all over.”
Do you think the FBI only has one investigation open at a time?