Sci-Hub Creator Under Investigation by US Department of Justice

https://qz.com/1773765/sci-hub-creator-says-shes-not-working-for-russian-intelligence/

by sarthakjshetty • 7 years ago

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mullingitover• 7 years ago

This is perhaps the best PR move Russia could possibly make right now. I'm honestly rooting for them.

steve19• 7 years ago

Alexandra is not a fan of Russia. She even blocked Russians from accessing sci-hub at one point.

As far as I understand, she is an old school communist.

pahool• 7 years ago

The Washington Post article was hearsay, and this article adds nothing new. No real sources are cited except for Dennis Franks, an ex-FBI agent, who somehow can't fathom how anyone could use "stolen credentials to conduct intrusions of 150 or more confidential university accounts in the United States" without the Russian government's involvement. As if leaked university credentials were difficult to get. Most university's put their journal access behind a single sign-on proxy server or vpn and access to most of these journals is available by IP address authentication. It is ridiculously easy to get access to leaked university credentials, and in some cases, users have donated their login and password to sci-hub. Students at universities rarely face consequences for having had their account compromised (if it's even detected) other than having their account temporarily locked until they change their password.

John_KZ• 7 years ago

I'm willing to bet that free access to this research has saved lives. It has certainly improved mine.

This article reads like the first step in a character assassination attempt. I don't like it.

sfgunn• 7 years ago

Is justin Rorlich, writer for quartz, a bought and paid for tool of Elsevier? We may never know but we can write an evidence free news article strongly implying it.

See anyone can do trash yellow journalism.

wfdctrl• 7 years ago

Giving the world free access to information is a Russian plot to make the world a better place. We need to put a stop to it immediately!

mindslight• 7 years ago

Oh my how the winds have shifted. It was a mere several decades ago that typewriters were being smuggled in the opposite direction, which was also branded as an attack on state security.

Sci-Hub Creator Under Investigation by US Department of Justice

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