The Democratic consultant behind a controversial New Hampshire ad that used the "deep-faked" voice of President Joe Biden telling people not to show up to vote in the primary has been indicted on state charges.According to NBC News, the consultant, Steve Kramer, "faces five counts, including bribery...
I only broke into the bank vault to prove we need stronger bank vaults.
I mean, this is unironically what White Hat Hacking is about.
At some level, I can see a benefit to road testing a strategy like this and then developing countermeasures once you can see the impact. But when its just some random asshole throwing things against the wall to see what sticks, it sounds like he’s more interested in the first order manipulation effect than the second order defensive response.