[tut] How to avoid getting charged with cyber crimes

[tut] How to avoid getting charged with cyber crimes

08-31-2009, 05:46 AM (This post was last modified: 02-28-2010 06:56 PM by gl0be.) Post: #1

gl0be  Gorilla Militia Posts: 185 Joined: Aug 2009 Reputation: 2

Hi, recently there have been a couple of threads about "am i going to get in trouble" or "police are tracking me" Well in the unlikely case that they do actually decide to track you here are a few rules you should live by. Some of these are really more directed at new-comers to the scene since most experienced hackers learn these by trial and error. ::Always use a proxy OR Offshore VPN:: ===== Pretty simple, this is your no.1 defense against getting tracked down since your IP is like a fingerprint. If they have an IP they have an ISP, if they have a warrant they have name, number, address, credit card number and everything that you have given your ISP. Proxys and VPNs are a hackers best friend...so get to know how to use them and never forgot them. Beware of transparent proxies that do not provide full identity protection and anonymity. Before using any proxys you are not sure about, check them at Proxy Judge Offshore VPNs are also invaluable in concealing your identity. Here is a cheap VPN host that is offshore. http://www.sh3lls.net/vpn/index.html Use the coupon: sh3lls20off for 20% for life You can find out more about Proxys and VPNs in iBruteForce's guide here: http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=74534 A very cool tool to use is SMAC MAC Address Changer, which lets you spoof your MAC address. This would certainly make it more difficult for anyone investigating you to prove that your computer had contact with any server if your mac address has been spoofed. But DO NOT solely rely on this, it should be used with a variety of other identity concealing methods since this alone wouldn't clear your name. Here's a download link i found. http://apps.katz.cd/download/3698173/App...ger-2-0-5/ ::Never enter personal details:: ===== When you are doing ANYTHING illegal never link to, or enter personal information. This is from your name to when you got your first gf. If they don't know who you are...then who are they gonna charge or put it on. ::Never Admit Wrong Doing:: ===== If you are ever contacted by a police force from anywhere in the world saying they want accounts back etc. (even if you think its spoofed) NEVER be a smart ass and say "PWND YOU BIACTH, IM 12 WTF YOU GONA DO MUTHA FUCKA" Think about it, if they have enough evidence (unlikely as it sounds) they may extradite you. I wish I was joking but Governments all over the world are taking a stance on cyber crime. And making an example of a teenager is a small price to pay if it deters 1,000's of teenagers. They are doing a similar thing in the piracy department, some guy got busted with like 10 burnt DVD's and was charged and ordered to pay in excess of $50,000 just to make an example of him...and it worked, scared the shit outta pirates everywhere. So why risk it...they may be 100% legit police or law enforcement agency and you have admitted you fucked them over. Not a good look in-front of the magistrate ::Don't be Stupid:: ===== DO NOT ATTEMPT TO COMPROMISE .gov, .edu, .mil or any other government body. You will get fucked and investigated. So simple stay away from them and save the jail time. ::Don't Brag about things which you may be investigated about:: ===== This falls under the same category of admission. If you hacked a PayPal account and transferred $10,000 without anyone know...KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. A user name that you use commonly = a name on a social networking site which = a location, address...everything "loose lips, sink ships" ::Blame Game:: ===== If you get an email and you feel compelled to respond (i recommend you close the whole account in this circumstance) say you have no idea what they are talking about. Say that someone may have hack your wireless because you have been to lazy to put a WEP/WPA on it. Or try and say that you have been in another country/state/neighborhood/visiting grandparents for the last two weeks and someone broke into your house, but nothing was stolen so you didn't report it. Basically say shit that: a) doesn't point to you being involved at all b) leads them to a dead end This will stall if not stop the whole process, because there isn't much they can do to prove you were the actual person sitting at the keyboard. That's why its so important to keep personal files away from this aspect of your life and to NEVER admit you did it. ::Worldwide:: ===== Just because I compromise a Russian website means that I am safe from getting in trouble. New CyberCrime laws are being much more flexible to cater for such things. So if you think your safe because they are 10,000kms away...think again and follow the above rules. ::Evidence:: ===== Ok, so you've confirmed there is an investigation with possible serious consequences. Any day cops will be at your door... Start encrypting your stuff using http://www.truecrypt.org/ which is a very easy to use and secure program. Also if you want to completely remove evidence use Dban to securely remove all contents of you HD http://www.dban.org/. Better yet throw it in the microwave for 2 mins. It may also be a good idea to use VMware, this program creates a virtual machine within your own computer. So you perform all your illegal activities within this OS and when your done, simply delete the whole OS. This adds a level of security because evidence and digital fingerprints are mostly contained on the virtual OS making it a lot harder to find digital fingerprints. If not, you should look at buying a separate hard drive and dual booting your computer. One with your chosen operating system and the other with linux. Keep all you illegal stuff on the linux hard drive, so when you sure the bill are on your door step, you can ruin your blender and hard drive by spinning it for 2 mins. If your really worried, throw it in the microwave for another 2 mins...then take a drive to your local Chinese shop and throw it in there waste bin out back. That way, when the cops do show up they will waste all there time analyzing you clean drive whilst being none the wiser. But I will point out that if they seize a HD that has been formatted <10 days ago you may be charged with obstruction of justice, interfering with an investigation and/or tampering with evidence...if they do find some evidence. So try and prepare in time and get your system up and running and looking like normal. Its not hard to recover any data from a HD that has been deleted, so be SAFE and sure that they cant hold shit on you. ===== People who helped contribute to this guide: Very big thanks to B0t-nus, itsBarbz,Yuusha, hav0k, sidh97, iBruteForce, gregc7, 10100111001 *disclaimer* I take no responsibility to how you use any information and/or programs linked to. This is purely for educational purposes and should not be considered or applied otherwise. I also take no responsibility to any link programs and whether they contain malicious code, it is your responsibility to check everything you download for malicious code. I make no claim to the accuracy or validity of this information and should not be taken as legal or professional advice.