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"random college student" I think there's a misunderstanding on what constitutes a valid or ideal target for state sponsored (or "mercenary") attackers. Simply
by josefresco 3y ago
"random college student"
I think there's a misunderstanding on what constitutes a valid or ideal target for state sponsored (or "mercenary") attackers. Simply working at a research lab, industrial manufacturer, power station, tech company or knowing a certain professor can put you on a target list.
- IncreasePosts 3y agoIt could also be an accidental misidentification - maybe OP has the same name as someone they actually wanted to target, or their phone number or email address is very similar to someone they wanted to target. Or, it could be an intentional misidentification - maybe OP has a friend who was picked up by whatever east european security services, and provided OPs name as some kind of co-conspirator in something OP's friend was into.
- bee_rider 3y agoWell dang I work in a research lab and I didn’t get an email. I’m just going to assume my research is so interesting that they sent the real badasses after me, somebody that Apple can’t catch. The truth is too ego-shattering.
- szundi 3y agoFor now
- bee_rider 3y agoSo may different ways to read that, haha
- quesera 3y agoLook to your left. Look to your right. Both of those people are working for a foreign government. At least one of them does not know it. Trust no one.
- jayrot 3y agoIf this is sarcasm, I love it. If you're serious then I don't.
- bee_rider 3y agoI think it must be, it is a re-spin of a common “toxic STEM professor” meme.
- quesera 3y agoIt's a story told to first-year law students: Look to your left, look to your right, only one of you three will become a lawyer.
- pmontra 3y agoThe first day at university in the 80s, Computer Science, the head of faculty told us that stats were that only 30% made it to graduation and started walking in front of the first row of the hall. “You will graduate, you won't, you won't. You will graduate, you won't, you won't." Motivational speech or not, at least half of the students dropped out in the first two years. The goal of those two years seemed to be right that: convincing people to leave. Then it got easier and more interesting.
- quesera 3y agoSimilar experience in EE, the first year requirements were full of "filter" or "weed-out" courses in math and physics. The generous argument is that it's only fair to the student that they should know quickly whether they'll be able to get through the material. Failing fast can be merciful. The truth is probably more complicated. Let's just say that the student population ended up looking a lot like the TA and professor population. Lather, rinse, repeat.
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- layer8 3y agoYou probably have been targeted with the more advanced spyware that Apple hasn’t detected yet. ;)
- throwaway48476 3y agoNSO was targeting something like 40k people just in mexico. It's entirely possible that this was an accidental targeting because they have a similar name or email to a target.
- JoshLone 3y agoI found this email from Apple in my inbox too. At first I thought it was spam. The only thing I can think why I could possibly be targeted is that I mentioned on a few Youtube channels about the clearly obvious IDF troll armies spamming the comments of any YT news stories which highlighted the atrocities (as well as mentioning when the troll armies seemed to stop their operations dramatically last week when the World Kitchen aid workers were killed and the news exploded around it). Lockdown mode now enabled.
- runjake 3y agoMy next question would be "What do your immediate relatives and friends do, or what are they involved with?"