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Synthetic Shame, Real Harm: How Fake Faces and AI Text Can Become a Cyberstalking Tool
A charging document tied to alleged online harassment shows how disposable accounts and synthetic media can turn a social platform into a pressure campaign.
LinkedIn as a Listening Post: Why Espionage Campaigns Love Professional Trust
An accusation involving Five Eyes and China points to a familiar cyber pattern: social platforms can become reconnaissance tools when polished profiles are used to harvest confidence, not just contacts.
Fake Profiles, Real Harm: A Sentence That Exposes Social Media’s Weakest Link
A 33-year prison term in a child-exploitation case shows how fake accounts can be used to contact minors and turn ordinary social platforms into tools of coercion.