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[–]DorothyKilgallen[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

...the newest and fastest-growing group in the unit is made up of cyber-warriors who use false personas and “nonattribution” or “misattribution” techniques online to disguise themselves so they can track high-value targets, collect “publicly accessible information” and engage in influence campaigns to manipulate social media.

Glowies.

They're apparently mostly contractors. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of them come out of PR firms that do "reputation management" for brands online (a.k.a. shilling.)