Online and technology
Fake accounts, deepfakes, tracking, scams and pressure through screens. 25 tactics on this line, in the order the guide walks them.
Open this line in the guideEvery tactic on this line, with look-alikes on other lines.O 01Coordinated ReportingOrganized mass reporting of an account or post, often on false grounds, to get a platform to remove or restrict it.O 02DoxxingPublishing a person’s private details, such as a home address or workplace, so others can find or harass them.O 03Sock PuppetsFake accounts run by one person or a small group to pass as independent people, creating false agreement or pile-ons.O 04AI Voice CloningSoftware-made copies of a real person’s voice, used to impersonate them in calls, messages or recordings.O 05AI-Driven Social Engineering (Automated)Scams that use AI-generated text, voice or video to pose as trusted people or institutions, tailored to each target and sent in large…O 06Context PoisoningPlanting misleading or tampered material in shared information sources, or in AI training data, so that later readers and tools inherit…O 07Adversarial Machine LearningCrafting data that an AI system reads or learns from, so it gives wrong answers and puts filters, fraud checks and screening software at…O 08Algorithmic ManipulationUsing feed ranking and recommendation systems to steer what a person sees and feels, in ways they cannot inspect or switch off.O 09Algorithmic Targeting of Vulnerable PopulationsFinding people in a weak moment through their data, then targeting them with exploitative offers, scams or harmful content.O 10Biometric ExploitationReading someone’s face, voice or body signals in real time, often without clear knowledge, to time or tune an attempt to influence them.O 11Dark Patterns (AI-Adaptive)Screen designs that push people into purchases, data sharing or consent they did not intend, and that change to fit each user’s apparent…O 12Immersive Manipulation (VR/AR)Using virtual or augmented reality experiences to make staged scenarios seem real enough to shape someone’s fears, beliefs or attachments.O 13Parasocial Manipulation EngineeringBuilding a one-sided feeling of friendship or closeness with an audience, then using it to draw out loyalty, money, personal information…O 14Pig Butchering (Long-Con Digital Fraud)A slow online fraud where a stranger wins your trust over weeks or months, then steers you into a fake investment or money loss.O 15CatfishingBuilding an online relationship behind a made-up identity, such as borrowed photos or an invented life story, so someone bonds with a…O 16Synthetic Persona NetworksGroups of AI-generated fake identities act together across platforms, posing as real people to shape apparent public opinion or gather…O 17Weaponized AI EmpathyAn automated system that acts warm and understanding so well that people share, trust or go along more than they would with a plain machine.O 18Epistemic Coercion via AISteering people to lean on one AI system’s version of the facts until they stop trusting their own checking and reasoning.O 19Social EngineeringGetting someone to hand over information, access or action by playing on their trust, urgency or habits, usually with a false story.O 20SIM Swap / 2FA InterceptionSomeone takes over a person’s phone number or its text codes, then uses them to get into accounts, lock the person out or read messages.O 21Account TakeoverTaking over someone’s email, social media, banking or cloud accounts, so they are watched, spoken for and cut off from their online life.O 22Context Collapse ExploitationPassing on a statement or image without the surrounding material that gave it meaning, so viewers read something different from what was…O 23DeepfakesFabricated images, video or audio made to show a real person doing or saying something they never did.O 24Intimate Image AbuseSharing or threatening to share private sexual images of someone without consent, including fake ones, often with a demand for money…O 25BrigadingA group converging on one person’s posts, account or messages at once, usually after a shared call, so the sheer volume overwhelms them.