[dynachrome]

And he implies QAnon is to blame. Could some 'puter experts weigh in on this?

[scott says]

Yeh—right. The guy always looked like a deranged pervert to me-—

[ptsal]

Webroot.... for Paul;

[Sarah Barracuda]

LOL he just can’t admit he likes to look at photos of naked children..its OK Paul, Bill Clinton likes doing it too so you are in good company

[Cboldt]

He's full of BS. Yes, an IP address can be spoofed, and a fake IP address can be used to send a request. But the response will go the faked address, not back to the fakir, and if the faked address didn't ask for anything,k the network packets aren't delivered.

Someone can fake your phone number with caller ID. Generally, you will not get a call back

[sourcery]

I’ll assume he’s just technically clueless.

IP addresses cannot be “compromised.” That’s technical gibberish.

They can be spoofed, but that’s forensically detectable (routers keep logs.) And that wouldn’t leave any evidence of wrongdoing on Krugman’s computer.

What he probably means is that his computer itself was hacked. But that, too, is forensically detectable. The OS logs will tell the tale.

[MNJohnnie]

Ok then as soon as you get off the plane Paul, give your computer to the nearest Law Enforcement office and have them clear you of being the one downloading the porn and staging a fake hate crime.

[outofsalt]

Is Crowdstrike his security company?

[Bratch]

[tbw2]

This has been a known issue for ten years. And he may not even have been targeted per se except as just another virus infection.

Viruses can lead to child porn on your computer
https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/viruses-can-lead-to-child-porn-on-your-computer/article_9c145857-a668-5573-bc04-b80f188d57c9.html

[tbw2]

The government has dropped child pornography charges against a state employee after determining that his laptop was badly configured and infected with malware.
https://www.csoonline.com/article/2122832/state-worker-s-child-porn-charges-dropped—virus-blamed.html

[chris37]

Yeah, sure, Paul, mhmm.

[beef]

If it was done in the open, then I would be inclined to believe him. That’s just too easy to pick up, and a Nobel Laureate would (hopefully) be smart enough to use Tor. It is possible that someone could have compromised his wifi. I would like to know what brought this on. How does he know that someone is DLing kiddie porn through his router?

[grey_whiskers]

Paul Krugman: If Trump Isn’t Jailed, ‘Thousands Of Journalists’ Will ‘End Up In Prison Camps’I

Is this connected? ;-)

[grumpygresh]

If he blames the FBI or DOJ and he says they did it, I’m believing Krugman.

[Paradox]

I have always felt that Krugman looked like that type of person. It would not surprise me at all.

[Huskrrrr]

He predicted the stock market would tank after Trump took office. Another fairy tale.

[Chode]

yeah, right...

[upsdriver]

And he implies QAnon is to blame.

That just goes to show how incredibly STUPID Krugman is. Hey Krugman! Ask President Trump about your theory!

[colorado tanker]

Reminds me of a teenage boy whose mom finds his porn stash. How did that get there?!

[mjp]

Russians did it