cross-posted from : https://anarchist.nexus/c/technology/p/436078/dutch-authorities-allegedly-seize-vpn-server-without-a-warrant-company-claims-that-la
The authorities apparently got tired of asking and just went in themselves.
Canada-based Windscribe, a VPN provider, just said that one of its European servers has been allegedly seized by Dutch authorities without a warrant. According to the company’s post on X, law enforcement said that they will return it to the service provider after they “fully analyze it.” It’s unclear why law enforcement impounded just a single rack from Windscribe’s cabinet, but the VPN provider said that it only uses RAM disk servers, meaning anyone who would look through the installed SSDs would only find a stock Ubuntu install on it, so the servers shouldn’t hold any trackable data.
users were quick to point out that “it is standard practice to keep a seized server powered on or otherwise technically accessible until investigators can perform a live memory (RAM) capture in a forensic lab.”
So that’s the next interesting question:
Have they used this standard practice in this case?
I’m curious how that’s possible.
As servers have redundant power supplies, they just probably unplug one, plug it into the battery, then unplug the next one, and plug that into another battery. My guess.
Not just that, there are devices to keep standard wall plug devices (eg a single PSU without UPS computer) powered on.
Hot plug field kit for UPS & non-UPS devices, demonstrated on a standard PC:
yt/erq4TO_a3z8I’m sure more kits exist for other cases, I’m just saying that the practical part of this process isn’t complicated.
Now, is the software written in a way that it wipes RAM if it’s disconnected from the network for more than a minute?
Idk.Interesting, I use AWS all the time and never considered they would have multiple power supplies.
A standard rack server will have two, also usually 2 CPU sockets and a whole bunch of weirdness if you’re used to desktops.
Sorry for being skeptical, but I’d like to see a little more info on this than one post on some nazi platform that doesn’t even have a single picture
Can you please fill me in on toms hardware being a nazi platform?
TH has one source, and it’s twitter.
Oh, there’s a second tweet, and its basically “Look how secure we are!”
Holy shit, just because they’re getting info from X they’re not automatically a nazi platform. You’re throwing this term around like candies.
no, X is a nazi platform. The only original source is from a nazi platform.
Ok I misinterpreted that.
Then why didn’t you googel the topic? All the news platforms have it, even dutch ones
I did. And conveniently, I’m fluent in dutch so I found a lot of those. And they’re all just saying “Look at this tweet!”
Just a reminder that ACAB doesn’t only mean in the US.