Michael created a program called Sentry that automatically deletes or locks down a user's social media accounts and online presence if certain triggering events occur, such as a tweet going viral or containing a specific phrase. Sentry is designed to prevent doxing and unwanted attention on the internet by allowing users to quickly wipe their digital trails. It can integrate with services like Twitter, Cloudflare, and Pushover to change account settings or delete information according to rules defined in a configurable JSON file. The open source tool aims to offer alternatives to total social media abstinence or inaction when online safety is a concern.
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1. Sentry
Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Delete My
Accounts
Michael West - T3h Ub3r K1tten - mwe.st
2. Michael West - T3h Ub3r K1tten
Located in Dallas, TX
National Technical Advisor at
CyberArk
IT / DBA / software dev / infosec
professionally for 6 years
AOL Keywords:
OSINT, Twitter, barcodes,
space, amateur radio, storm
spotting, emergency
preparedness, volunteering
Proof I do leave the house on occasion
16. The current solutions are...
Censorship
Clean your social media of anything
remotely unsavory
Compartmentalize the dirt
Become a hermit
Don't use social media
Keep social media private/pseudonymous
Nihilism
Don't worry about it, probably won't
happen to me
17. Something different: Sentry
Watches for certain criteria
A trigger phrase you post
A tweet with 1,000+ retweets
Or your own script
Triggers a cascade of actions
Customize actions
Lock down accounts
Set Twitter private
Disable personal website
Wipe when that's not an option
Erase Reddit comments
Delete other accounts
The "gay furry" account
18. Nitty gritty
Written in C# for .NET Core
Runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac
Highly extensible and configurable
Configured by JSON
Can be called by other scripts
Uses Selenium for web automation
RestSharp for APIs
20. Features
JFMSUF Mode
Twitter (via API)
Check for trigger string
Check for >x RTs/favs
Delete all tweets ("scorch")
Post tweet
Twitter (via web)
Lock account
Delete (deactivate) account
Cloudflare
Update DNS records
Delete DNS records
Pushover
Notify on startup
Notify on trigger activation
Still in development:
Conjur
Store secrets securely and easily
Multi-factor support
Reddit (via API)
Blank posts ("wipe")
Delete posts
Reddit (via web)
Delete account
Email (IMAP/POP)
Check for trigger string
Clustering support
21. Just Fuck My Shit Up Fam (JFMSUF) mode
Everything runs like it was triggered.
Prompts for confirmation (unless skipped).
Great to call Sentry from your own script:
dotnet Sentry.dll run --JustFuckMyShitUpFam --SkipJFMSUFConfirmation
dotnet Sentry.dll run --ConfigFile "custom.json"
dotnet Sentry.dll run --ConfigText "{ yourJsonHere }"