Paul Krugman Tweets His IP Is Compromised; Used for Downloading CP

Paul Krugman: Hacker Downloaded 'Child Porn' Using My IP

"Someone compromised my IP address and is using it to download child pornography."

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Paul Krugman: Hacker Downloaded 'Child Porn' Using My IP

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New York Times columnist Paul Krugman claimed on Twitter Wednesday that a hacker is attempting to use his IP address to “download child pornography.”

“Well, I’m on the phone with my computer security service, and as I understand it someone compromised my IP address and is using it to download child pornography,” wrote the Nobel Prize winning economist.

An Internet Protocol (IP) number is a virtual address connected to any given computer hardware that assists with connecting said devices to a broader network like the internet; it also allows devices to be addressed to a specific location of the user.

“I might just be a random target. But this could be an attempt to Qanon me,” he added, referencing the far-right online conspiracy QAnon which brazenly alleges that President Donald Trump is secretly working to unmask and take down a global network of elite pedophiles, who are in-turn working with the so-called “deep state” to take down his administration. “It’s an ugly world out there.”

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Paul Krugman on Twitter

“Well, I’m on the phone with my computer security service, and as I understand it someone compromised my IP address and is using it to download child pornography. I might just be a random target. But this could be an attempt to Qanon me. It’s an ugly world out there.”

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Today, Paul Krugman, author and New York Times contributor, tweeted the following: "Well, I’m on the phone with my computer security service, and as I understand it someone compromised my IP address and is using it to download child pornography. I might just be a random target. But this could be an attempt to Qanon me. It’s an ugly world out there."

He then proceeded to respond to his own tweet with "The Times is now on the case."

I'm not sure what is more retarded, that he thinks people will buy this bullshit, or that he somehow turned the word "Qanon" into a verb. Either way, fear not citizen, the New York Times will be extensively reviewing all child porn photos involved in this incident and reporting back to you.

 

[Super-Chevy454]

at least it's not "Believe it or not I tried to convince my wife that tentacle hentai existed"

Yeah, it's very doubtful then his wife will buy this.

Here's Paul Krugman, just FYI. The boomer against which all boomers are judged.
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That didn't aged well.

 

[tehpope]

I totally wasn't downloading CP guise. Srsly.

 

[The Last Stand]

If you were innocent, you would never tweet about CP on your computer. He hasn't thought this through!

>Qanon me
>uses a conspiracy theory to justify looking at CP
>baby boomer
>"compromised IP address"
>guilty as hell
>have fun in prison

 

[rocknrollmartian]

That didn't aged well.

Nothing he says ages well because he's a complete fucking hack. Truly a shining example of academia's worthlessness. He also has insane TDS.

If you can't tell, I do not like Paul Krugman, lol.

 

[Daddy's Little Kitten]

Sure, Jan.

 

[OnMoTi]

That's not how it works, Paul.

 

[Sexual Chocolate]

Does his "computer security service" have a thick Indian accent and accept payment in iTunes gift cards?

 

[Silence of the Troons]

Oh dear! I hope he won't get an epileptic seizure!

 

[Absolutego]

Unless I misread it, I inferred that he was meaning that The Times were doing an investigation into this "crime". I don't know why he would make that claim as I don't know why The Times would even humor investigating a supposed IP spoofing involving CP. I get what you're saying about the weird reverence he'd have for the paper but to include them in this weird, flex I guess, is just bizarre.

I did a poor job translating from Upper West Side to English, let me try again.

"These internet hackers targeted me, Paul Krugman. PAUL KRUGMAN!! Don't they know I write for the Times??? Wait, that must be why I'm being targeted! Paul, you genius! Now, who would target me? Probably some angry people in the Magasphere who cannot handle the truth I preach in my weekly column. What's their internet warrior branch again? 2? No, right, Q. They tried to Qanon me! This is a major story! I'll call my coworkers and we'll start penning op-eds about how this latest attack on the press merits greater social media censorship, regulations on something on the internet, the canceling of the other guy we're mad at this week, whatever! The Times is now on the case!"

The key is assuming all of this pinheads are literally trying to live as the superhero to their own lives and assume out of narcissism everyone else is with the program.

 

[WonderWino]

If he thinks anybody is stupid enough to believe this he's an idiot. He just knows something happened that is about to lead to getting busted. This is damage control. How would his ISP even be aware of any of this happening unless he either reported it or got busted for something? They don't randomly call you up and say 'hey by the way we noticed someone is using your IP to download kiddie porn' That literally doesn't happen

Not to mention why aren't the police and FBI involved? He's full of shit and too stupid to realize nobody is going to buy it

 

[Ralph Barnhardt]

I did a poor job translating from Upper West Side to English, let me try again.

"These internet hackers targeted me, Paul Krugman. PAUL KRUGMAN!! Don't they know I write for the Times??? Wait, that must be why I'm being targeted! Paul, you genius! Now, who would target me? Probably some angry people in the Magasphere who cannot handle the truth I preach in my weekly column. What's their internet warrior branch again? 2? No, right, Q. They tried to Qanon me! This is a major story! I'll call my coworkers and we'll start penning op-eds about how this latest attack on the press merits greater social media censorship, regulations on something on the internet, the canceling of the other guy we're mad at this week, whatever! The Times is now on the case!"

The key is assuming all of this pinheads are literally trying to live as the superhero to their own lives and assume out of narcissism everyone else is with the program.

I see what you're getting at now and if that's the case, which makes far more sense, then that's even more laughably pathetic than I originally thought.

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Paul Krugman on Twitter: "The Times is now on the case."

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[Exigent Circumcisions]

Does his "computer security service" have a thick Indian accent and accept payment in iTunes gift cards?

They apparently don't recommend using a VPN.

 

[President Joe Biden]

Vaporize all journalists

 

[TerminalTryHard]

Didn't something like this happen to Alex Jones?

 

[Miller Hayward]

Another propped up Jewish academic, just like Einstein

 

[bippu_as_fuck_ls400]

@Adolf Honkler you need to post an article in the OP for it to stay in A&H. Here's two to pick from:

Paul Krugman: Hacker Downloaded 'Child Porn' Using My IP

"Someone compromised my IP address and is using it to download child pornography."

www.mediaite.com

NYT columnist Paul Krugman claims child porn on his computer ‘could be’ Qanon

American economist and New York Times opinion writer Paul Krugman claims his IP address has been used to download child pornography.

www.thepostmillennial.com

 

[No. 7 cat]

Maybe his cat did it. Some nonce claimed his cat did it. Otherwise Russian hackers. I heard of another nonce who was caught printing cp on a work printer, which broke. Paul Krugman is no nonce. Russian hacking, feline office drone did it.

 

[Exigent Circumcisions]

Didn't something like this happen to Alex Jones?

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/alex-jones-offers-1m-reward-to-find-person-he-says-put-child-porn-on-his-servers%3f_amp=true

Similar, yeah.

 

[SiccDicc]

My opinion of SwiftOnSecurity aside... they brought up a very good point:


That he's just too much of a fucking boomer to realize that he's been tricked by adware into installing malware. Of course, this falls apart if you think about why he'd be on the phone with them since usually those types don't need to call anyone. Then again, maybe they changed the game. I never answer the phone unless I recognize the number.

 

[WhoBusTank69]

My opinion of SwiftOnSecurity aside... they brought up a very good point:
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That he's just too much of a fucking boomer to realize that he's been tricked by adware into installing malware. Of course, this falls apart if you think about why he'd be on the phone with them since usually those types don't need to call anyone. Then again, maybe they changed the game. I never answer the phone unless I recognize the number.

Scammers use both malware and call centers in conjunction to seal the deal, yes. It's hugely popular for Indian-based scammers due to how many legitimate companies use them for tech support.
Less likely is that someone found out his wi-fi password and started downloading all the nefarious shit they could, but the odds are slim to none. I'm definitely willing to give him the benefit of the doubt due to how common these scams are becoming, but more clever people have been caught doing dumb shit before so there's always a chance he actually did it.