DiamondCDNs website is now defunct, but the Internet Archivehas a copy.
Wired and Krebs on Security had previously reported on Coristines connection to DiamondCDN, but Reuters has more details.
One of DiamondCDNs clients was a cybercrime ring called EGodly.
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On Telegram, EGodly bragged about cryptocurrency theft, hijacking phone numbers, and doxxing an FBI agent.
It even made prank phone calls to the FBI agent and posted audio of it on Telegram.
In another post on Telegram, EGodly thanked Coristines DiamondCDN for its services.
Coristine had previously been linked to The Com byKrebs on Security.
The Com isnt one specific group, its more of acultural movement.
Doxxing enemies and making obscene phone calls are common.
Krebs on Securityand Wiredhave both written about DiamondCDN and its connection to the online criminal underground before.
The links between Coristine and known criminal gangs are numerous and complicated.
The Reuters story just details the latest one.
Com-related violence isnt limited to verbal and digital harassment.
404 Media has reported about how members of The Comfilm themselvesattacking the homes of rivals.
To be clear, Edward Big Balls Coristine has not been accused of street violence.
Elon Musk defended Coristine in a post on X last month.
Big Balls is awesome , he said.
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