From: an12070@anon.penet.fi (The Executioner)
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1993 07:06:26 UTC
Subject: CRYPTOANARCHIST INFILTRATION ALERT
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ATTENTION ALL INTERNET PERSONNEL

THE INTERNET OUTLET

szabo@netcom.com

HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A CRYPTOANARCHIST CYBERSPACE INFILTRATION SITE
TO A 93.67% DEGREE CERTAINTY VIA PSEUDOSPOOFING DETECTION SOFTWARE.

MAIL, POSTS, AND OTHER EMANATIONS FROM THIS OUTLET ARE CONSIDERED
LIKELY TO BE HIGHLY SUBVERSIVE AND DANGEROUS CRYPTOANARCHIST
DISINFORMATION AND PROPAGANDA FROM ONE OR MORE CRYPTOANARCHIST
CO-CONSPIRATORS. MULTIPLE SENSITIVE INTERNET MAILING LISTS, FAQS, AND
FORUMS HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED. 

INFORMATION ORIGINATING FROM THIS OUTLET IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS IS
PARTICULARLY SUSPECT:

- PROMOTION OF PSEUDOANONYMITY AND THE COLLECTION OF MULTIPLE FAKE
CYBERSPACE IDENTITIES (MISTATED AS `PURE ANONYMITY')
- PROMOTION OF UNTRACEABLE `BLACK' CASH AND RELATED CRYPTOGRAPHIC
TECHNIQUES (PARTICULARLY CHAUMIAN)
- FALSE REFERENCES AND DISINFORMATION ON THE ACTUAL `CRYPTOANARCHIST' AGENDA
- PROMOTION OF THE `COLLAPSE OF GOVERNMENTS'
- SUBTLE ANTI-DEMOCRACY GOALS AND ANTI-DEMOCRATIC SENTIMENTS
- PROMOTION OF DISINFORMATION, PROPAGANDA, AND DECEPTION E.G. IN THE MEDIA
- PROMOTION OF TAX EVASION
- PROMOTION OF CRIMINAL EVASION OF IDENTITIFICATION MEASURES FOR E.G.
BLACK MARKETEERING
- ELEVATING AND PERPETUATING SUBVERSIONS OF IDENTITY E.G.
PSEUDOSPOOFING AND PSEUDOPOOLS AS `LIBERATING FLUIDITY OF IDENTITY' ON THE INTERNET
- PROMOTION OF ABUSE OF INFORMATION THROUGH E.G. LEAKS, BURGLARY, OR ESPIONAGE
- FALSE DETAILS ON PERSONAL IDENTITY AND CORROBORATION OF THE EXISTENCE
OF OTHER IDENTITIES
- INFILTRATION, PROVOCATION, AND SABOTAGE OF MAILING LIST DISCUSSIONS
OUTSIDE OF CHARTERS INTO THE `CRYPTOANARCHIST' AGENDA
- PROMOTION OF OTHER FAKE IDENTITIES
- PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ATTACKS ON REAL IDENTITIES EMPLOYING
COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST THE CRYPTOANARCHIST MOVEMENT
- MANIPULATION AND TERRORISM IN PRIVATE MAIL
- COLLECTION OF SENSITIVE PRIVATE INFORMATION AND MAIL FROM
COMMUNICATING `OUTSIDE' INDIVIDUALS

INTERNET INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE ADVISED TO EXAMINE AND PURGE
ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OF ALL INFORMATION ORIGINATING FROM THIS OUTLET AS
CRYPTOANARCHIST DISINFORMATION. ITEMS RECOVERED FROM THIS OUTLET SHOULD
BE REPOSTED FOR PUBLIC EXPOSURE.

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ADVISORY ALERT CAN BE ADDRESSED TO

cypherpunks@toad.com

BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE CRYPTOANARCHIST MOVEMENT IS AVAILABLE IN
RISKS 15.25, 15.27, AND 15.28X, FTP CRVAX.SRI.COM DIRECTORY /RISKS:

ADDITIONAL BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED AS EVENTS WARRANT.
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> BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE CRYPTOANARCHIST MOVEMENT IS AVAILABLE IN
> RISKS 15.25, 15.27, AND 15.28X, FTP CRVAX.SRI.COM DIRECTORY /RISKS:

well, i've looked on crvax.sri.com and there is no (at least not
anonymously ftp'able) risk directory.

what is a cryptoanarachist anyway?

see you
william