nobbis writes "In an article entitled 'How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations' Glenn Greenwald publishes training material from the Snowden archive that illustrates how GCHQ uses "cyber-offensive techniques against people who have nothing to do with terrorism or national security threats", for example against "Hacktivism".
These techniques include disseminating deception on-line and harming the reputations of their targets with a honey trap , a blog from a purported victim of the target, or 'changing their photos on social media sites'. Similarly companies are discredited by leaking of confidential information, or posting negative information on appropriate forums. The covert agents' play book includes infiltration, false flag, disruption and sting operations.
When questioned GCHQ replied "It is a longstanding policy that we do not comment on intelligence matters""
(Score: 1) by zim on Wednesday February 26 2014, @02:21AM
Man... Have i got news for YOU...
Yes. There really are people that stupid. And beyond. So much beyond. It's mindblowing.
And they have access to cars and computers and flammable/explosive items and guns and have JOBS with responsibilites.
And if all that wasn't scary enough. They all get to vote. AND their vote counts as much as yours does.
Sleep tight.
(Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday February 26 2014, @12:05PM
Never said anything about proof. I have no idea to this day what exactly was going on.
Its just one example of someone sniffing around a forum that stands out in my mind
as a potential example of the type of activity this article mentions.
Discussion should abhor vacuity, as space does a vacuum.