Re:Sysadmins see evidence that they have been hacked by GCHQ...
by korzun on Saturday September 20, 2014 @09:15PM
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> read up on Operation Mockingbird
Did you read anything I posted? In what instance was somebody bribed AND blackmailed at the same time during the Mockingbird?
Please go back to Wikipedia and try again.
Re:Sysadmins see evidence that they have been hacked by GCHQ...
by madaxe_again on Tuesday September 23, 2014 @03:04AM
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Not sure why I'm even engaging with you. Go back to your military contracting job and keep your head down.
The CIA typically recruit through a combination of carrot and stick - i.e. bribery and blackmail.
"Hey dude, let me tell you about this sweet slightly dodgy thing I can get you in on."
... ...
"Oh by the way, I hope you like all that money you made. I work for the CIA. Work with us or go to jail, your call."
More commonly than not it's not about self-preservation, rather protection of loved ones - read up on Operation Mockingbird, which was driven pretty much entirely on this basis - luring journalists in with a subtle bribe hook, then using it to blackmail them.