ryanlol

> Apparently the appeals court also released the hacker

The court of appeals found me guilty, despite the evidence clearly not supporting that conclusion.

I rather doubt it's because they're for sale, rather it would have been too damaging for the government to admit that they had framed me.

I don't know. I just had a break for approx 3 years with very limited access to the internet. Absolutely nothing has changed. AI is now useful, but it doesn't operate differently than before.

Two different things:

Linked to this investigation? Of course it was.

Linked to the crime? No, not really.

The cryptocurrency analysis in this case reaches absurd conclusions and doesn't stand up to the slightest scrutiny. At best their analysis establishes a low-confidence link between me and the hacker, as it's impossible to tell what if any transactions took place between us. Just that an unknown amount of money may have traveled between our wallets.

One thing is certain though, the relevant sum in this case was 0.1 BTC paid by the police. Their analysis shows me receiving significantly more than that, with no explanation as to where the rest of the money originated. Coincidentally, the other person who was later charged in this case received pretty much exactly the 0.1 BTC according to the police report.

For sure, just goes to show how important it is to really carefully consider your threat model.

>But the thing about not having any devices seized, is that real?

It's real and just as bizarre as it sounds. You'd think that'd be the #1 thing you'd want in any serious investigation.

I doubt such a thing exists, it's a difficult world for outsiders to penetrate.

I don't think we'll ever get to see it, these stories get less and less relevant as time passes.

A LLM chatbot trained to deliver and debate the denials might be more on trend?

>Isn't it a hacker raging at the management that refuses to pay?

Nope

Yes, I'm sure my comments here are just full of terribly damaging stuff.

Not sure what the theory here is. Am I supposed to worry about the judges stalking me online and reading my HN comments professing innocence?

The prosecutors couldn't, and wouldn't even want to use anything I've written here, especially considering the trial is over and they can't just file new evidence.

I was 17 at the time :) And FWIW, the whole joke there was that neither me nor the other guy being interviewed had anything at all to do with the attacks on PSN and XBL.

I doubt it. I think it's just cops doing shitty work under pressure and then trying to cover it up.

I do have access to excellent legal advice, strive to live by it.

No, that did not actually happen.