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[IT Guy @T3chFalcon]

A 19-year-old hacker used VPNs, tunneling tools, and rotated IPs across 3 countries. The FBI still caught him. Here's the Windows feature that made it possible and why it should concern everyone.

Peter Stokes, an alleged member of Scattered Spider (the group behind $100M+ in ransomware extortion), was arrested at Helsinki Airport this April. Court documents revealed a key piece of evidence: Microsoft's GDID.

What is a GDID?
GDID = Global Device Identifier. It's a unique code baked into every Windows installation. Microsoft uses it for telemetry, crash reports, feature usage, and license verification (it's why swapping your CPU can break your Windows activation).

What Microsoft gave the FBI:
→ Web activity with timestamps
→ Gaming history
→ IP addresses used over time
→ Tool usage (including Ngrok, a tunneling app)
→ Azure account activity

All tied to one persistent device fingerprint. Even though the VPN masked his IP, it didn't affect the GDID.

How they connected the dots:
Every time Stokes logged in to Snapchat, Apple, or Facebook from a new IP address, the GDID was there too. Investigators matched timestamps across platforms and countries: Tallinn, New York, Thailand, Germany. Different IPs. Same machine. Same person.

Microsoft had already identified him in October 2024 and filed a criminal referral. He was still 17. So they waited till He turned 18. Then they moved.

Yes, Stokes is accused of serious crimes. But the GDID data exists on every Windows machine, including yours. The infrastructure that handed his entire digital life to the FBI is the same infrastructure running on your laptop right now.

The unanswered questions:
- There's no public policy on when Microsoft shares GDID data

- No known opt-out mechanism

- No transparency report specifically covering GDID disclosures

- What other criminal referrals has Microsoft quietly filed?

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@T3chFalcon Do you expect a Jailbreak any soon? One that doesn't listen?

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A Norwegian #Marketing Campaign Made Salmon #Sushi a sensation in Japan

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@mariobalanica @theradxa Did you notice any change on Windows before and after activating it - if you even did activate it? Tx.

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@joaotelespt @mariobalanica @theradxa “But can it run Crysis?”

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“A bottle so distinct that you would recognize if by feel in the dark or lying broken on the ground.” #cocacola #design #brief 1915

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Originally published in1993, Code Complete remains a must-read for any coder/developer.

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Using the blockchain is also said to enable the medical institution to quickly verify and manage patients’

[Bloomberg @business]

These are the best places to be during Covid:
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇪🇸 Spain
🇦🇪 UAE
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"I'll tell you how risky life is, you are not getting out alive." It's All Risky! - Jim Rohn https://t.co/lhPODdAYMb

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@Schubirds @ChrisPirillo Lucky you then, I've ordered many magnets from AliExpress, all were sent back to sellers from their shipping centers, except for only 1.

[Lawrence King @lawrencekingyo]

Friendly reminder that your boss's job is to pay you the least amount you'll take before you quit

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Ex-Googler Turns Virtual Gifts Into a $61 Billion Business

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IKEA turns spelling mistake into a limited edition product with a purpose https://t.co/cbXF8okiHP

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@golddeath @SnailMonitor I keep telling myself this: when this crypto mining fever settles down, we will see many used VGA cards for insane low prices... When? Doubt anyone knows, but that day is approaching. Prices can't stay high for too long. Supply always follows demand, up and down.

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@golddeath @SnailMonitor That was bloody FAST! Question is, would you pay that amount to this card? Y/N, Why?

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The Bernie look from IKEA!

[Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm]

Flying under the radar screen (and especially so when compared to the last big move up), #Bitcoins are up again this morning, trading at $14,429.

#markets #investing #investors