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dabeeeenster | 5 months ago

WTH is a “bulletproof host”? Been working in the industry for 30 years and never once heard it?

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david_shaw|5 months ago

> WTH is a “bulletproof host”?

A "bulletproof" host or provider is the colloquial term for a business that will not reveal your identity, payment information, provide LEO access, respond to subpoenas, etc.

It's generally used by cyber-criminals as a "safe" vendor, though some privacy-minded individuals like this type of provider as well.

zamadatix|5 months ago

> provide LEO access

Those poor astronauts! ("Law Enforcement Officer", for anyone else not in the know).

cptnapalm|5 months ago

My mind first jump to an old video of somebody shooting a Sun Microsystems machine and the bullets did not in fact penetrate the steel.

nickstinemates|5 months ago

It says so in the article. Isp's who ignore authorities and allow anything to happen on their networks.

Rotdhizon|5 months ago

Imagine a rack of servers in some countries where global and even that country's law can't really touch them. "cyber gangs" and the like will use those servers as hosting for their malware and activities.

IlikeKitties|5 months ago

> even that country's law can't really touch them.

Well, that countries law enforcement could always cut off those servers. It's usually either due to corruption or in case of russia political intent that these servers are kept online.

aswegs8|5 months ago

Interesting that Netherlands seems to be one of these lawless places...?

tempodox|5 months ago

> ISPs like Stark are called “bulletproof” providers when they cultivate a reputation for ignoring any abuse complaints or police inquiries about activity on their networks.

dabeeeenster|5 months ago

Thanks for the replies. Should have RTFA I guess

sillyboi|5 months ago

I suppose it's just a click bait title, so nothing special

lucb1e|5 months ago

> Been working in the industry for 30 years and never once heard it?

obligatory: https://xkcd.com/1053/ Happy ten thousand day!

Others already answered but while I'm chiming in anyway, I'm not in the hosting industry but IT security (for like ten years, say) and for me it's a very normal term. Maybe precisely because of that niche though; many of us are paranoid

YcYc10|5 months ago

Criminal-friendly

tempodox|5 months ago

So is the lock on your front door. Some people hide stolen loot behind locked doors!