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Name calling, bullying (forms of systematic harassment) and attempting to instill feelings of social isolation in a target are documented techniques employed by
by anonym29 11mo ago
Name calling, bullying (forms of systematic harassment) and attempting to instill feelings of social isolation in a target are documented techniques employed by intelligence agencies in both online and offline discourse manipulation / information warfare.
You can read up more here if you are curious: https://www.statewatch.org/media/documents/news/2015/jun/behavioural-science-support-for-jtrigs-effects.pdf https://www.statewatch.org/media/documents/news/2015/jun/beh...
Many of the attacks against djb line up quite nicely with "discredit" operational objectives.
- webdoodle 11mo agoBully and systematic harassment of cryptographers too build in backdoors too there encryption systems has been there go to strategy since the 80's.
- timschmidt 11mo agoDon't forget the ever popular CIA Simple Sabotage Field Manual: https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/SimpleSabotage.pdf https://www.cia.gov/static/5c875f3ec660e092cf893f60b4a288df/...
- impossiblefork 11mo agoVery nice document, I have to say. I was surprised that they care so much about hacktivists. Are the strategies you mention actually in the document? It seems like one particularly focused on very soft tactics.