[tor-talk] 5 million dollar company close to shut down due to an exposure on the Dark Net

John Pinkman john.pinkman at yandex.com
Thu Sep 11 20:36:48 UTC 2014


It all started 4 days ago, when PinkMeth site posted a profile with the self-taken nudes of the daughter of the company owners.

http://pinkmethuylnenlz.onion/us/pa/ligonier-pa/jeanne-markosky

The company, Markosky Engineering of Ligonier, PA and has since shut down their website, and will likely eventually be forced out of business. Their customer list includes Georgia Institute of Technology, Greensburg Diocese, local municipalities, airport and transportation authorities, among others. Their customers and employees are now bombarded with the links to this profile. Customers aren't likely to continue business with the company whose name has been tarnished this way, and linked to .

This is a story how powerful can tor make an otherwise vulnerable to legal repercussions website.

John Pinkman


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