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Re:Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier by seanhunter on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @02:36AM (#42253859)
Yes. I'm pretty sure if you spoke to an intelligence analyst they would tell you there's no such thing as an opsec troll.

Everything your target does (including misdirection) gives or risks giving away information, and there's no way someone who is actually in control of events would blow a cover because even if you were 99% certain it was false, you would have to continually waste resources trying to confirm that. In particular if they invested a lot in building this persona and you were on to them it's much more likely they would just go dark, wait and plan how to pick up with a new persona.

Re:Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier by InDubioProRubio on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @03:07AM (#42254016)
There are robots for everything social now- including manufacturing personas.
Re:Hacker in Snowflake Extortions May Be a U.S. Soldier by datadrivenangel on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @07:19AM (#42255474)
It's not about the volume of manufactured personas, it's about the tool-marks that can be analyzed.