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@PogoWasRight@infosec.exchange · 3 hours ago

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@amvinfe/116592954548436698

I seem to be making even more enemies than usual for my refusal to simply parrot or repeat what is being claimed by experts who aren't willing to back up their assertions or claims with any actual data, when asked.

I hope even more journalists do what we are supposed to do -- dig in, investigate, and report, noting critical gaps in evidence when experts aren't citing evidence in making claims.

We do not have a well-informed public when journalists just repeat what experts say. They may give us good quotes or "exclusives," about criminal gangs or cybercrime, but where is the data to support their claims?

Smearing me -- or trying to -- because I keep asking for evidence is its own attempt at censoring a free press.

#cybercrime #journalism #ShinyHunters #pressfreedom #defamation

@euroinfosec @politico @zackwhittaker @L0renz_H @guardian @PierluigiPaganini @jgreig @aj_vicens
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amvinfe

@amvinfe@infosec.exchange · 17 hours ago

𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 “𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬”?

Dissent responded harshly to these accusations, firmly rejecting any insinuation of collusion with criminal groups. The journalist pointed out that every time she asks for evidence to support certain claims, she is labeled “criminal-friendly” or accused of being a mouthpiece for cybercriminals, simply for refusing to uncritically accept statements lacking public verification.

https://www.suspectfile.com/since-when-did-asking-for-evidence-become-defending-criminals/

#Canvas #Data_Breach #Instructure #Navigate360 #Ransom #ShinyHunters

#defamation #shinyhunters #cybercrime #pressfreedom #journalism

Waldorf

@Waldorf@infosec.exchange · 3 hours ago

@PogoWasRight @euroinfosec @politico @zackwhittaker @L0renz_H @guardian @PierluigiPaganini @jgreig @aj_vicens @pressfreedom

This is well known as "redirection". When asked a question that you don't wish to answer, you redirect the focus of that question to something else, in this case the credibility of the journalist.

Trump uses this technique often to escape accountability for his many lies and distortions.

Emelia/Emi

@becomethewaifu@tech.lgbt · 3 hours ago

@PogoWasRight Yeah, it seems to be a common pattern with the fascists and fascist-adjacent. They also do it for people pushing back against "the laws of australia trump the laws of math" (Yes, that is an actual paraphrased quote from an aus politician trying to push an encryption backdoor bill) attempts to backdoor encryption "for the good guys."

See a good chunk of the grapheneOS media coverage in France: They frequently portray it as "an OS for criminals" rather than "an OS that actually gives a shit about protecting your data."

Also, if you have anything to do with the linked article using "AI" generated imagery, it makes most people I know dismiss the entire article outright just for that regardless of substance, and possibly even blocking the site outright for it, so it would be wise to avoid using it going forward, even if you have to resort to cheap stock photos of a figure hunched over a laptop wearing a hoodie and/or balaclava.