alt Hacker NewsYes thank you, the indictment confirms it, Michael used an old account instead of a virgin address. Everyone has unlimited virgin addresses so just use those and dont fund them with your KYC’d accounts. Only buy Monero with your KYC’d accounts, for any purpose. Fund virgin polygon/ethereum addresses with the Monero over Tor. Leading Monero wallets such as Featherwallet already run its own Tor connectivity
This is decade old base level OPSEC that people are just neglecting
basic privacy beforehand - and after - would so happen to send state actors to a deadend, whether its a government you respect or one you don’t it doesn’t make a difference
Thats not a how to, thats hygiene
Did Michael - an Italian citizen living in Switzerland - fly to New York himself to deal with this or was he extradited?
He might not yet in custody:
> WHEREFORE, I respectfully request that a warrant be issued for the arrest of MICHELE SPAGNUOLO, a/k/a “AlphaRaccoon,” the defendant, and that he be arrested, and imprisoned or bailed, as the case may be.
On the other hand, the press release says he "was presented today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn in the Southern District of New York." The meaning of "presented" isn't clear from the context. They didn't use the word "appeared" which would suggest he was physically present.
UPDATE: ABC News reported he did appear in person and was released on a $2.5MM bond secured by $1MM cash: https://abcnews.com/US/google-employee-charged-inside-inform...
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> Thats not a how to, thats hygiene
Interesting perspective you have there. Can't it be both?