Published on: 2014-04-02T16:57:20+00:00
On April 2, 2014, Kevin shared a link to his project on the Bitcoin-development mailing list. However, the link he provided led to a suspicious phishing site. Some members of the mailing list questioned the legitimacy of Kevin's project, while others suggested that he may have accidentally linked to the wrong website. Laszlo Hanyecz speculated that Kevin's use of speech to text or other assistive technology may have caused him to write "U R L" instead of "URL." Jud eventually pointed out the correct repository location for Kevin's project at https://github.com/kjsisco/bitcoin/tree/patch-1.Kevin expressed frustration at the confusion surrounding his project and assured the others that he was not engaged in phishing. He promised to register a domain for his project and create a proper webpage to avoid further confusion. In subsequent messages, Kevin defended his project, stating that it was serious and urged people to look at it to start an open dialog about it. Ricardo Filipe requested the correct URL of Kevin's project, which was resolved with the correct link being provided by Jud.There was discussion about the possibility of the phishing link being accidentally shared by someone with a similar username. Jeff Garzik criticized Kevin's choice of URL, calling it a phishing attempt. However, Kevin defended himself, stating that his project was serious and he wanted it connected with the Bitcoin core. He acknowledged the need to register a domain for his project to avoid confusion and emphasized that he would never set up a phishing link.Laszlo Hanyecz reported that the website www.githubb.com, associated with the IP addresses announced by AS53665, resolved to a malware site. This information should be taken into consideration when accessing websites associated with this AS number. The conversation also touched on online privacy and the importance of email encryption.In conclusion, Kevin shared a link to his forked project from Bitcoin core and invited feedback. There were concerns about the legitimacy of the link and suspicions of it being a phishing attempt. Kevin defended his project, stating that it was serious and urged open dialogue about it. The conversation also included discussions about online privacy and the presence of malware on certain websites.
Updated on: 2023-08-01T08:32:05.435058+00:00