If you like creepy stories, look no further. This unsolved case has it all: a sinister character, a horror movie-like setting, possible violent crime victims, death threats, mythology, and sophistication. It all started when a Swedish tech blog received a CD with one file on it, named 11B-X-1371.
https://negativepid.blog/file-11b-x-1371/
#hoaxes #ARGs #plagueDoctor #internetMysteries #unsolvedCases #OSINT
What happens when you bring a video game concept into the real world? What if you get people to participate in it for free? ARGs (Alternate Reality Games) blur the line between fiction and reality, bringing art into the digital world and players into the real world. Is it the secret recipe for success?
https://negativepid.blog/args-blurring-the-lines-between-game-and-reality/
Take the Eighties, a group of brilliant teens, and an abandoned slaughterhouse in Texas. The result? The Cult of the Dead Cow (aka cDc) is one of the oldest hacker collectives in history. Before Anonymous gained popularity, this group of hackers with a flair for freedom of information and challenging authority coined hacktivism and stood by it. Until one of them ruined it all.
Imagine someone using a transient lifestyle to carry out hacks and evade capture. This is the tragic and controversial story of Adrian Lamo, the genius hacker who exposed WikiLeaks to the U.S. Government in one of the most famous betrayal in the history of hackers.
Internet fandoms are great communities for sharing and having fun. But when do they stop being a hobby and start becoming an obsession? From Star Trek cons to the Swifties, places of creativity and cultural innovation can evolve into unhealthy parasocial relationships with mob-like behaviours and radicalization.
https://negativepid.blog/internet-fandoms-from-fun-to-radicalization/
#fandoms #stanCulture #radicalization #onlineBehaviour #onlineCommunities #psychology #cyberPsychology #toxic
What happens when we click the "Accept" button of a cookie banner on a website? Who are we sending our data to, and from where?
In this article, we explain what happens and the best ways to protect your privacy and online security with browsing best practices.
https://negativepid.blog/cookies-what-do-we-agree-to-when-we-click-accept/
#cookies #dataPrivacy #browsers #dataCollection #privacyExtensions
She tricked the NYC elite into believing her fake identity, and almost got away with it. Her story became famous thanks to "Inventing Anna", a Netflix documentary that changed the public opinion in her favour. From a scammer to a feminine anti-hero, Anna Sorokin is a master of digital deception.
Here's how she did it: https://negativepid.blog/social-media-crimes-anna-sorokin/
#socialmedia #onlinecrimes #annasorokin #annadelvey #socialengineering #fomo
Have you ever heard of the "cocaine of the sea"? Totoaba fish swim bladders are sold on Asian black markets for up to USD 100k. When EIA started investigating the decline of another species, they uncovered - and successfully exposed - the channel where this illegal commerce takes place, using OSINT techniques.
Here's how they did it: https://negativepid.blog/how-eia-stopped-endangered-species-trafficking-with-osint/
In 2010, the Jessica Colotl case went viral on social media and quickly spread advocacy against harsh immigration policies targeting undocumented people. Today, ICE policies have tightened, but similar cases struggle to be seen online. What changed?
Here's our take on why social media advocacy might be at a dead end: https://negativepid.blog/the-jessica-colotl-case-and-the-end-of-social-media-advocacy/
Mass surveillance programs have become public in the West after some major leaks. From Echelon to PRISM, they have sparked debate and the need for a balance between national security and citizens' privacy. But what about other countries?
In this article, we'll walk you through the major mass surveillance programs in the world.
https://negativepid.blog/a-global-map-of-mass-surveillance-programs/
How do ideas go viral on the Internet? Is it luck, or is there a secret? And can anything go viral or must that conform to some untold rules?
The first thing to know is that the Internet hosts communities of all kind, where members share the same ideas and recruit new adepts to their particular ideology. From the far right to the far left, here is how ideas go from a niche to the mass.
https://negativepid.blog/from-fringe-to-frontline-the-internet-as-an-ideological-battleground/