[thrudda]

Profile link :
https://hackforums.net/member.php?action...uid=682909

Thread:
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5810868

Contract:
https://hackforums.net/contracts.php?act...&cid=16521

TXID:
https://www.blockchain.com/en/btc/tx/4cf...dac8baa127
https://www.blockchain.com/en/btc/tx/5e2...8429153adc

https://i.imgur.com/u1j4Dh2.png
https://i.imgur.com/M15RRQE.png

Summary:
I contacted Bear somewhere in November to do a paper for me. Made it clear that this paper that he was gonna do is not your typical general paper but instead it will be technical paper, I wrote down all the requirement and objective of the paper into a PDF which was given to him via Skype and included it into the HF contract as URL. The paper's primary objective was "Developing a sets of security guideline on how to defend honeypot/honeynets" however as of the deadline there was none in his final draft. Bear did provide some "attacks" in his final draft such as his "remote code execution" but it was no use to me as there he did not achieve the project objective

There was also a demo which was stated in the HF contract, to demonstrate the usefulness of the paper that Bear was to do. It's simply proving a attack is successful in attacking a honeypot that was not secure with the paper vs a honeypot that was secure with the paper. Bear told me he rented a VPS specially for this mini demo however on the dateline, there was no clear instruction to perform the mini demo neither was I given access to the said VPS. If I recalled correctly, back then there wasn't any "technical" aspect of the paper done yet,just a bunch of general/background information. He even asked me what and my team have done so far, what attacks we have done or what methods we have undertake to secure the honeypot so far

Bear did mentioned to me that Honeypot are secure by nature, I did clarify with him that I am not asking him to find any sort of zero day exploit. I clarified that even by changing the Honeypot default configuration such as its port 2222 is a form of securing it as it will help prevent attacker to find out that its indeed a honeypot

Payment was made fully end November but the first draft was only received on the 22nd of December 2018.

Based on the contract, which states "The absolute deadline is 10 weeks from the initiation of contract" the due date would be 7th February(HF time). Looking at the progress I've contacted Bear for a refund

Proof:

Bear reply to a refund: https://i.imgur.com/pIaQ4Oe.png , https://i.imgur.com/LFeovdC.png

December delays : https://i.imgur.com/C1T1hU3.png , https://i.imgur.com/yX1X7Ui.png , https://i.imgur.com/6bmOu69.png

Mini demo : https://i.imgur.com/oFxjDEA.png , https://i.imgur.com/QQyj92m.png

Clarification on securing the HP : https://i.imgur.com/D6bjSU7.png

Lack of updates: https://i.imgur.com/t5yqJlT.png

Last convo I had with Bear : https://i.imgur.com/4azNjkC.png

Remote code execution : https://i.imgur.com/7FZblym.png

[Halsey]

lol you got taken for an ez $1600 ride

sad you think any user here would actually finish an assignment for $1600

him charging that should of been your first and only warning to run for the hills

[Sword]

What in the world? Posting here to come back later. I wonder what Bear has to say about this.

[Elysium]

My goodness, that is a lot of money for an essay. The terms of the contract are private so it is a little hard to gauge this without seeing the terms of the agreement. Bear seems to be a trustworthy member so I really hope that you guys are able to work this out civilly.

[xr 1.4]

Think there's more going on than what we know. Bear is highly respected and I've dealt with him twice this week alone without issue.

[Pyro]

That's a lot of money, sorry for your loss OP, posting here so i can come back later

[PerfectStorm]

lol you got taken for an ez $1600 ride

sad you think any user here would actually finish an assignment for $1600

him charging that should of been your first and only warning to run for the hills

Are you on drugs? 1600 for a paper. 🤣

[thrudda]

OP, are you mad that you did not provide proper info to me about weekly updates and then your marks were deducted coz of that? As discussed earlier, I cannot help you with what happened in that aspect.

I am still ready to fix up whatever requirements you need, just need clear instructions from you.

OP has been contacted to fix the issues in the report, OP is not responding to messages. As of this message, there is still 24+ hours left in the contract to deliver this project, which I have specifically mentioned to OP I am ready to provide only if he tells me what he needs in a proper list instead of just saying "provide security guidelines". Any time wasted as of this dispute will be added on to the contracted time.

I said no to refund because I have already written your 40 page report. If you had asked for a refund earlier, I would have gladly provided you a refund, but why should I refund you now, when I have already delivered 90% of the paper to you?

Please get in touch with me asap, as misguided anger will not resolve your problem but communicating with me will. Any time you waste as of this dispute is your liability. I am online and ready to receive the detailed edit list from you to finish the job.

Thank you.

As I've mentioned many times to you in Skype, this is the basically the idea of the paper ( https://i.imgur.com/DTv954C.png ) , What you have given me so far is basically general/background information, no specific information. I even crafted a PDF as per your request and given it to you way back in November.

The security guidelines are what the name states security guidelines, You could do something really simple such as updating the host/honeypot by running "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade", perform an attack on a outdated system with known vulnerabilities and show that keeping your system up to date is really important to patch any known vulnerability. That can already be 1 "security guideline". I've mention this to you a couple of times via Skype ( https://i.imgur.com/RfG3OI9.png ) , of course I'm not looking for something that you can simple get from Googling but that's the idea.

You only contacted me after I contacted you requesting for a refund and telling you that I want to post it on HF DD. You can write 100 pages even 10000 pages but if it doesn't fulfill the objective of the contract what's the point?

No point in pushing the blame onto me and making it seems like you're in the right, you didn't fulfill the contract / the paper's objective. You told me on Skype "This is the end of our communication" after you saw the dispute, not me.

To be very honest, I feel that if you wanted to complete it you would have done it already last week ( https://i.imgur.com/evfOJUk.png ), let me check for any changes and hand it over by the 7th of Feb 2019.

Giving me excuses again : https://i.imgur.com/y53FnE1.png

After opening a dispute on HF : https://i.imgur.com/UYPK63v.png

[Zeus]

hop off is dick you clown

Looks like you're the OP's best friend. Simmer down a little.
Bear is trusted clearly just a miss-understanding between them both.
He treats his customers like his own siblings and has had great feedback in the past.
Hopefully this will get sorted out asap.

[Halsey]

Looks like you're the OP's best friend. Simmer down a little.
Bear is trusted clearly just a miss-understanding between them both.
He treats his customers like his own siblings and has had great feedback in the past.
Hopefully this will get sorted out asap.

yes im ops best friend

keep on that FBI path as you make a great detective 🤦‍♂

he may be trusted but wtf we got idiots in here telling op bear is trusted. is that supposed to help him or something...

[Zeus]

yes im ops best friend

keep on that FBI path as you make a great detective 🤦‍♂

he may be trusted but wtf we got idiots in here telling op bear is trusted. is that supposed to help him or something...

Obviously not supposed to help him, the point is if he would of scammed him he wouldn't be here trying to fix the problems the OP is upset about.
"Get on skype, send me specific list of edits you want, we can sort this after you have submitted the paper and have done well."

[Crypt]

It's a simple solution, get on Skype like Bear has asked and tell him exactly what you need edited/done for the paper to be complete. I wouldn't refund you either if I had already put in 40 pages worth of work.

[thrudda]

Obviously not supposed to help him, the point is if he would of scammed him he wouldn't be here trying to fix the problems the OP is upset about.
"Get on skype, send me specific list of edits you want, we can sort this after you have submitted the paper and have done well."

It's a simple solution, get on Skype like Bear has asked and tell him exactly what you need edited/done for the paper to be complete.  I wouldn't refund you either if I had already put in 40 pages worth of work.

In my first post and post #10, I have already stated what is lacking and even gave an example.

Furthermore it is not as if I simply dump the "requirement" on him and refuse to reply him at all. I have constantly been discussing with him and kept on telling him what needs to be done which is to simulate an attack ... ( https://i.imgur.com/DTv954C.png )

I understand that Bear have put in work however it does not fulfill the objective, it is useless to me.

Get on skype, send me specific list of edits you want, we can sort this after you have submitted the paper and have done well.

Please refer to the PDF given to you, as of now there is zero guideline on how to actually secure a honeypot, there is no specific steps on how to secure the honeypot. things like modifying of default configuration to reduce it chances of being found out or how to perform said step specifically

2 months was given to Bear, the deadline is almost here however there is zero information relating to the paper's objective. There is zero clear and specific guideline on how to secure any sorts of honeypots.

[Crypt]

In my first post and post #10, I have already stated what is lacking and even gave an example.

Furthermore it is not as if I simply dump the "requirement" on him and refuse to reply him at all. I have constantly been discussing with him and kept on telling him what needs to be done which is to simulate an attack ... ( https://i.imgur.com/DTv954C.png )

I understand that Bear have put in work however it does not fulfill the objective, it is useless to me.

Do you have a backup paper for this assignment? I'm going to guess not. Your best bet if Bear can't fully complete it is come up with a fair amount for him to send back and it will be up to you to finish the paper. I'm sure getting a 0 on this paper isn't an option and will really impact your grade, therefore, you will have to use what was written up until this point regardless.

I hope this gets resolved and both of you walk away satisfied 🤝

[B FOR BADASS]

1600 bucks...That is very high for a paper I guess...