Roberto C. Sánchez dijo [Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 06:14:54AM -0400]:
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 08:39:51AM +0530, Nilesh Patra wrote:
> > On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 12:32:59PM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 12:18:56PM +0200, somebody *claiming* to be Luna
> > > Jernberg wrote:
> > >
> > > <junk elided>
> > >
> > > Just to be 100% clear, that mail didn't come from Luna's normal gmail
> > > account but was instead spoofed and sent via emkei.cz, a "free online
> > > fake mailer". It's now blocked from Debian lists.
> >
> > If what you're saying is correct (based on headers that make sense), it's a
> > bit
> > concerning since someone is launching targeted spoofing attacks with the
> > name
> > of actual Debian contributors.
> >
> > The style of writing mail - everything in one line, CCing several lists is
> > similar to how Luna writes it too. Freaky.
Sadly, we do have our resident, established, well-known favorite
troll. And the project has quite recently made an announcement
involving him:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-news/2024/msg00000.html
So, given no evidence otherwise, I point my finger to said troll's
general direction.
> AI can already generate audio and video that convincingly imitate real
> people. Why not the same with email? Though, the implications are rather
> serious.
>
> Perhaps our policies need to evolve to expect (or require?)
> cryptographic signatures from DDs in mailing list discussion. We may
> eventually reach a point where AI can fabricate those as well, but that
> seems to not be possible yet.
This time around we don't need to overcomplicate things given we know
it is his establihed pattern to come up with false identities trying
to smear sh*t on DD's noses.
