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FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.
Um……..
That's what I think. FBI isn't there for immigration...
@Marvin the Martian @UncleMark
FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado
Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why.
Um……..
No idea.
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Dude must have pissed off the Google and Apple billionaires.No idea.
However, the author of the article notes he had spoken wtih him on three occasions for background on articles. Here are the articles.
Hmmmmm
Serious iOS bug makes it easy to steal users’ iCloud passwords
Researcher publishes proof-of-concept code demonstrating how attack works.
iOS and Android weaknesses allow stealthy pilfering of website credentials
Scientists call on Apple and Google to mitigate “origin crossing” attacks.
Flawed sign-in services from Google and Facebook imperil user accounts
Using a single username and password to log in to third-party sites can have …
One one journo but probably why he published the most recent article (eg. he had knowledge of professor's sudden disappearance).
Do with this what you will.
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Could be two entirely separate things too.It appears IU received an anonymous report of "research misconduct", which appears to be leaving co-authors off of a grant proposal.
That doesn't seem to align well with an FBI investigation, his wife being fired, and an immediate termination. On the other hand, why would someone report him for a fairly minor research violation in the middle of a major criminal investigation? Would the FBI tell people at IU what they are looking into weeks in advance of the raid carried out at his home? That does not seem like operational security. Yet IU began removing him a couple of weeks before. If he was a notorious criminal, would that not give him plenty of time to destroy evidence?
Fired prof accused of research misconduct, FBI involvement unclear
Professor Alex Tanford, president of the American Association of University Professors Bloomington chapter, got access to communications between Wang and IU administrators.
Two separate things makes sense albeit a bit coincidental. And it seems strange for IU to fire him for not listing co-authors without a hearing. Which gets back to the FBI telling IU why they were investigating which seems strange. The man is a cyber expert, it seems given 2 weeks he could destroy a lot of evidence against himself.
It could be the same thing. One just in a criminal context. The other in an employment context. For example, a person could be charged with sexual assault and be fired for violating workplace sexual harassment rules.
I love tanfordIt appears IU received an anonymous report of "research misconduct", which appears to be leaving co-authors off of a grant proposal.
That doesn't seem to align well with an FBI investigation, his wife being fired, and an immediate termination. On the other hand, why would someone report him for a fairly minor research violation in the middle of a major criminal investigation? Would the FBI tell people at IU what they are looking into weeks in advance of the raid carried out at his home? That does not seem like operational security. Yet IU began removing him a couple of weeks before. If he was a notorious criminal, would that not give him plenty of time to destroy evidence?
Fired prof accused of research misconduct, FBI involvement unclear
Professor Alex Tanford, president of the American Association of University Professors Bloomington chapter, got access to communications between Wang and IU administrators.
Tanford was one of the experts on the Exxon Valdez case analyzing voice recordings to see if that dude was drunk. Pretty neatIt appears IU received an anonymous report of "research misconduct", which appears to be leaving co-authors off of a grant proposal.
That doesn't seem to align well with an FBI investigation, his wife being fired, and an immediate termination. On the other hand, why would someone report him for a fairly minor research violation in the middle of a major criminal investigation? Would the FBI tell people at IU what they are looking into weeks in advance of the raid carried out at his home? That does not seem like operational security. Yet IU began removing him a couple of weeks before. If he was a notorious criminal, would that not give him plenty of time to destroy evidence?
Fired prof accused of research misconduct, FBI involvement unclear
Professor Alex Tanford, president of the American Association of University Professors Bloomington chapter, got access to communications between Wang and IU administrators.
Bob and Tom had a great bit about the Exxon Valdez incident. I can't remember the whole skit, but they have the Captain of the Valdez say to his first mate or someone like that "Dammit schwabie, I said Tanquery on the rocks"....
100%. The FBI is looking for hacking/spying. The rest is just university stuff.
FBI isn't coming out to investigate employment/sex assault/sexual harassment. They came, in all likelihood, because he was engaged in some sort of industrial espionage and maybe hacked into computer systems. At least he wasn't our offensive coordinator like Michigan did....
I agree. I was just using that as an example. What the FBI might be investigating could also be a violation of the schools computer use policy.
He had one of my favorites. He goes yeah you can’t get too amped up about bar exams. I remember when I took it and the section was tax! I thought oh my. I didn’t know tax was on the bar. I’ve never taken anything to do with tax. But I took a deep breath and then just felt my way through it
My favorite was when he said he had to take a swimming test in undergrad at Princeton. “I guess we had to do it in case we moved to Connecticut some time down the road”.
That IU is mum at the FBI’s request tells me this guy is a traitor. Goes far beyond his tenure and professional status in the international arena.
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Hmmmm. You know Fred cate at iu is one of the leading cyber security guys in the country…from Stanford….OK lawyers, how likely is a suit to unseal a warrant to succeed?
Stanford scholar files motion to unseal warrants used to search homes of Xiaofeng Wang
The scholar cited the First Amendment, arguing the warrants should be released.
I have heard Fred speak at a couple of conferences and in media. I am pretty sure I've heard the guy under investigation speak as well.
That's probably got you on some list somewhere.
Highly unlikely.OK lawyers, how likely is a suit to unseal a warrant to succeed?
Stanford scholar files motion to unseal warrants used to search homes of Xiaofeng Wang
The scholar cited the First Amendment, arguing the warrants should be released.
And Banks still said the guy deserved it. Are you actually trying to defend him with this?
