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Hacktivists: Liars and Morons

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Welcome to the world of hacktivism, where technology and activism collide. Verifying and researching hacktivist claims can be a challenging and time-consuming endeavour. The sheer volume of claims made by various hacktivist groups and individuals can be overwhelming. With numerous events occurring simultaneously, resources can be strained when attempting to fact-check each claim thoroughly.  Hacktivist activities can involve digital intrusions such as website defacements or data theft. These intrusions may leave limited residual forensic evidence. However, these digital artifacts are often ephemeral and are rarely shared publicly for cross examination. DDoS attacks can be even harder to verify as a third-party without access to the website or infrastructure's logs. This lack of transparency makes it challenging to confirm the authenticity and scope of many hacktivist actions.  This difficulty in promptly verifying and debunking claims can lead to misinformation spreading unche...

Writing Hacker Fiction With Help From AI

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  I wanted to do something a bit different and fun so I created a new site  hackerfiction.medium.com  with one purpose: Telling fictional short stories about hacking using AI. I’ve explained why and how I’m doing this in my Introduction blog, I recommend checking it out first. Ultimately, I made these stories for me. But think others may enjoy them too so I shared them. I’ve enjoyed making these short stories and generating some visuals. And I may make some more. To me, these stories show how the future of all entertainment will be influenced by AI. Interestingly, some have noted that these hacker fiction short stories, initially designed purely for fun, could also be used productively by governments, militaries, and organizations. The ideas are fundamentally generated by the human through a series of "what if" scenarios. The story contents are generated by the AI and then further edited to make sense by the human. For these stories to be useful, though, they would h...