[HN Gopher] Ask HN: Whats the tech stack that top-tier hackers u...
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       Ask HN: Whats the tech stack that top-tier hackers use for staying
       undetectable?
        
       What's the ultimate technology stack that top-tier hackers use for
       staying undetectable (chatting, online browsing, OS, etc.)?
        
       Author : pancakeswapme
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2022-02-09 21:19 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
       | logicalmonster wrote:
       | Beyond software, I'd take a guess that the biggest strength of
       | somebody who is really good who wants to stay undetectable is
       | discipline and extreme paranoia.
       | 
       | * They probably buy a used machine they bought with cash and has
       | no way to tie to them.
       | 
       | * They never connect to their home network or login to anything
       | personal on that computer.
       | 
       | * They do their funny business discretely at coffee shops,
       | libraries, etc, and don't return there, even if the coffee is
       | really nice.
       | 
       | * Once a project is done, they trash the computer and records.
       | 
       | * If they need to communicate with co-conspirators, they probably
       | have a system arranged to do just that and avoid having written
       | communications that can be traceable.
        
         | Mezzie wrote:
         | I unironically feel like the best way to communicate with co-
         | conspirators would be through snail mail, if you could put up
         | with the delay.
         | 
         | Oh, and don't forget to do all of this while not altering your
         | normal habits at all, because sudden habit changes would also
         | be a red flag I'd imagine.
        
           | ozfive wrote:
           | Starting to send love letters to co-conspirators might be
           | considered altering your normal habits.
        
         | ozfive wrote:
         | Doing your funny business elsewhere doesn't require you to
         | physically be there. Picking up a dish or antenna to find long
         | range open networks is easy enough. EDIT: That way you can
         | still enjoy your favorite coffee at your local coffee shop.
        
       | your_username wrote:
       | Live boot on the smallest USB drive you can find, surveillance
       | cameras at points of entry. If you see trouble coming, swallow
       | the drive.
        
         | ksaj wrote:
         | Maybe the micro SSD card. Swallowing the entire USB drive
         | sounds like asking for a different kind of trouble.
        
       | lvspiff wrote:
       | There is no "ultimate stack" - if you settle on one thing you'll
       | never expand and that is the way anyone stays at the top of their
       | field. Ability to learn and apply new technologies in logical ays
       | is the only way you'd be considered top tier - not the version of
       | is or laptop you use
        
       | manuelabeledo wrote:
       | For starters, nothing beats a clean laptop on a network that
       | cannot be traced back to the user.
       | 
       | Also, just not talking about it on the wires makes a lot of
       | difference, not to avoid being caught, but to at least prevent
       | potential charges to go further into the conspiracy territory.
        
       | c22 wrote:
       | Other people's computers.
        
       | hackerkyle wrote:
       | Tails or any other Amnesia OS
        
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