🍹Early to RISA 🧉Feb 5

The cops pay Anon a visit

https://sh.itjust.works/post/54754655

Show threadkcSebFeb 5
And here’s where we introduce you to this magical term called full disk encryption!
Show threadKairosFeb 5
This person should also turn off their computer and remove the RAM so it’s zeroed out if it gets siezed.
Show threadtrxxruraxvrFeb 5
Full disk encryption doesn’t help much if the pc is running anyway since the key will be in memory
Show threadB0rax
How will they carry the running pc if it’s not a laptop?
Feb 5 at 7:05amWeb
Show threadtrxxruraxvrFeb 5
They use forensic tools to clone the RAM before moving it. Probably depends on exploits so whether it will work may depend on your OS, but they have access to the hardware so there are a lot of possibilities.
Show threadSir. HaxalotFeb 5
Is this actually practically achievable or mostly theoretical in a lab? Is it confirmed that the cops have actually managed to do this?
Show threadArcherFeb 5
You can do this for servers. Desktops would be no problem
Show threadhectorFeb 5
For password guessing they make clones of the computer so they can make countless instances of it to endlessly guess the password at the speed of dickheads to get around the systems cutting the guesser off after a number of attempts.
Show threadB0raxFeb 5
At least in Germany, I would be surprised if the cops could point to the RAM inside a computer. They will not open it before they take it with them.
Show threadLH0ezVTFeb 5

Careful. There are levels to it, and from stories that I heard, those levels don’t always communicate with each other. If you get the regular “normal cops”, then no, they won’t know anything more than the average joe about computers.

If get in deep enough shit, you might get a visit from the specialised cops, either the state or federal variety, and those guys know what they are doing.

Show threadtrxxruraxvrFeb 5
That’s definitely the case in the Netherlands. I wouldn’t trust the average cop to find the power button. But that doesn’t mean the specialized teams don’t have some really good ones.
Show threadoptionalFeb 5
And the guys who usually search houses know how to search houses, because they, well search houses regularly. They’ve had dozens of cases in the past that couldn’t be solved because someone has unplugged a pc too soon. They have regular trainings where they are updated on the newest developments. They have learned by now. We’re not living in 2005 anymore and neither do the cops.
Show threadoptionalFeb 5
If a cop acts as if they don’t have a clue, you have to be extra careful. They might be trying to lull you into a false sense of security. They’ve been working with a lot of criminals before you, and most of those criminals have had computers and smartphones for 20 years now. They know what they are doing, nowadays.
Show threadfrogFeb 5

They have a battery attached to flat wires. When you give a couple millimeters of room from the plug, they insert the flat wires and the computer will be powered from the battery.

If the computer is logged in, they have a USB device that mimics a mouse. It makes the mouse pointer move back and forth to prevent it from going to sleep or the screen saver.