Feds hack past anonymity, bust 72 users of child abuse "horror" site

URL: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/08/feds-hack-past-user-anonymity-bust-72-subscribers-to-child-porn-horror-site.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

They used proxy servers and encryption. They used anonymous screen names like "Beast," "Bones," "Jailbird," and "Johnny_5_is_@live" to post and share their child sex abuse films. Admins carefully segregated participants according to how much they were trusted.

But none of that stopped the Department of Justice from identifying and indicting 72 people accused of celebrating the sexual abuse of children age 12 years and younger through a members-only Web forum called "Dreamboard."

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