DigiNews

Summary

Gwern recounts a series of blackmail, doxxing, and extortion attempts across 2013-2015, including interactions with a would-be DPR/Satoshi figure and a later Evolution Marketplace associate. The article analyzes attacker techniques (PGP-based messaging, social engineering, and online doxxing) and Gwern's approach to verification, opsec, and de-anonymization ethics.