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Re: [CQ-Contest] Spoofed Spots

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Spoofed Spots
From: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2021 21:36:55 -0500
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Does nobody remember, just a few years ago, that the CQWW Committee dispatched observers to physically look over the shoulders of top-scoring ops.  Fortunately, once was enough.  Also, let's not overstate the problem.  RBN spots are not affected (at least not so far), and on CW they account for over 99 percent of total spots.

What we need, particularly on SSB, is either the unmasking of the perpetrator - if it's just one - or implementation of IP-based blocking of spoofed spots as soon as they are detected.  I've been told that AR Custer V6 nodes don't record the IPs of spot sources, which might require a little piece of middleware to log the IPs and block spots from questionable IPs.

73, Pete N4ZR
Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network
web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>.
For spots, please use your favorite
"retail" DX cluster.

On 12/5/2021 4:21 PM, Hans Brakob wrote:
Chris, it’s way more important than that.

Interpol is needed.  And on site detectives at all our stations.



73, de Hans, KØHB
“Just a Boy and his Radio”™
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Sent: Sunday, December 5, 2021 4:33:41 AM
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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Spoofed Spots

>From the sideline:
Do will still speak about a hobby or are we close to bring in FBI and
the likes for spot fraud investigations?
73, Chris DL8MBS

Am 04.12.2021 um 22:26 schrieb Martin, LU5DX:
How does the ARRL validate the authenticity of the data uploaded to LoTW?
Same method could be applied here.
The network should only allow trafic from users who have completed KYC, and
authenticate with either, certificates SSH keys, 2FA, etc.

73,

Martín, LU5DX

El sáb., 4 dic. 2021 13:34, Barry W2UP<w2up.co@gmail.com>  escribió:

Let's put things in perspective.  Multi-billion dollar corporations can't
stop Rachel from Cardholder Services.  How are we going to stop this?

Barry W2UP

On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 11:29 AM Randy Thompson<k5zd@outlook.com>  wrote:
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