ShadowDragon works by performing searches on LinkedIn, Strava, GoFundMe, Substack, Meta, Reddit, Google and others, correlating data like language-learning habits, job histories, fitness routes, online reviews, and even protest-related speech to identify users, their locations, and affiliations.

“Within minutes of DOGE personnel creating service/user accounts in NLRB systems – someone or something within Russia appeared to attempt to log in using all of the correct credentials (eg, Usernames/Passwords) on several occasions,” said Whistleblower Aid Chief Legal Counsel Andrew Bakaj.

DOGE team asked that their activities not be logged on the system and then appeared to try to cover their tracks behind them, turning off monitoring tools and manually deleting records of their access - evasive behavior that several cybersecurity experts compared to what criminal... hackers might do

technical staff members were alarmed about what DOGE engineers did when they were granted access, particularly when those staffers noticed a spike in data leaving the agency.

Departures from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including by senior staff and enforcement lawyers, could significantly hamper the watchdog's efforts to police markets and protect investors, the sources said.... 🙄

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Na it's just the tried and true con known as market manipulation.