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Vladimir S. | Officer's Notes
Threat Researcher • OpSec Guru • Chief Security Officer @legalblock_ • Admin @10b57e6da0 • Former @immunefi
A few words about my condition, my health, and how my treatment is going.
The initial diagnosis of a brain tumor was not confirmed (although benign cysts were found), but I am continuing treatment for POTS, asthma, lymphadenitis, tachycardia attacks, and hypertension. I have already spent almost $50,000 on treatment, which is almost all of my savings. I am also waiting for another MRI to double-check my brains.
I would like to share my story, hoping to find people with similar symptoms and learn a little more about treatment so I can ask my doctor about it.
I'll start with the fact that on June 24, 2024, I suddenly started to suffocate (air hunger) and feel oxygen deprivation. It was terrible. I thought I was going to die. My palms were cold, my heart was racing (up to 160 bpm), and my stomach hurt.
I managed to call an ambulance, and when they arrived, they did an ECG and measured my oxygen saturation.
They said that I apparently had vegetative-vascular dystonia and a panic attack. They recommended that I take glycine. They also took me to the hospital, where I had a CT scan of my lungs, and then they sent me home.
After that, I went to see a neurologist, who diagnosed me with somatoform disorder. Then I developed a terrible feeling of anxiety that still haunts me to this day. I developed restless legs syndrome, I am very afraid for the future, and I am very afraid that I will suffocate again.
Anyway... I went to other private doctors, a cardiologist, a pulmonologist, an endocrinologist... They found asthma, gastritis, and some other problems that, in theory, couldn't cause such symptoms. I spent a huge amount of money on all the doctors and had a CT scan of my lungs, an ultrasound of my heart and neck vessels, and a huge number of tests...
It's just awful... I should mention that I'm only 27 years old and was 26 when these symptoms started. Since I had recently had COVID-19, I thought I might have a blood clot or POTS... So I had an X-ray and other tests done.
Cardiologist tested me and determined that my resting heart rate was 65-70, but when I stand up, it reaches 110-120. So, I was diagnosed with POTS. However, as treatment, they prescribed cytoflavin and meldonium which has no scientific evidence of its effectiveness.
I think my doctor doesn't really believe in this diagnosis, so he sent me to a psychiatrist when he heard from me that I was afraid of forgetting how to breathe and similar things.
I went to the psychiatrist and he prescribed me escitalopram and diagnosed me with depression and CPTSD. He also advised me to do EMDR, which I have just started.
On June 23, 2024, I was a perfectly healthy 26-year-old guy, but by June 25, I felt like I had lost almost all of my health.
It was just awful. I want to do a few more tests to find out for sure whether there are any blood clots in my lungs (although the CT scan showed that there aren't any) using rarer diagnostic methods such as lung scintigraphy through inhalation of radioactive gas. But anyway, time is passing... And the anxiety remains.
If you have acquaintances who have experienced similar symptoms, or if you yourself have encountered them, please DM me... perhaps I am overlooking something.
Also, if you would like to help me with a donation, I would be very grateful and will return all the money once I finally overcome my illness, whatever it may be. I hope to return to my work schedule, write articles, and do more scientific work.
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The first search warrant for a computer in history—55 years ago!
55 years ago, on February 19, 1971, a judge in California signed the first warrant in the history of jurisprudence for the search and seizure of... computer data.
The case revolved around the theft of intellectual property. A proprietary remote graphing program worth $15,000 was stolen from a company. The investigator had to sweat quite a bit to explain the concept of intangible assets to the judge. In the end, the warrant specified the seizure of punch cards, paper code printouts, and other magnetic storage devices.
The most interesting part is how the procedure itself unfolded. Computers back then filled entire rooms, so hauling them away wasn't feasible. Based on the surviving investigator reports (that's when the first guide to digital forensics began to emerge), the cops handled it competently, without cutting the power.
Instead, they printed out paper listings of directories from the Fastrand drives and carefully dumped the necessary files onto 9 magnetic tapes.

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