Doing forensics on this malware (link below). I'm trained in Human Analysis, where Technical Forensics I did learn from my dad who managed Seagate & Quantum; as well as some classes in college (but there is always more to learn). What I'm best at, is seeing who people really are, inside.
Which normal people love - everyone wants to be seen clearly.
Operators, they hate it.
Analysis extends to hired criminals who breach. Based on their tools, their patterns, you can see their schedule, their preferences, who they are, their strengths & weaknesses. When you see or meet them in person, so much more can be assessed, including their DNA (which has transparent physical markers: I studied this 2014-2018). Certain components of their neurology you can observe through clinical reputable sciences. Other aspects, can be written down for follow-up, based on targeted non-western sciences.
They're ALL over-confident, a feature that is on the anti-social spectrum. (If someone is over-confident, say NO & move in the other direction - it's NEVER worth it. All P&L models prove significant losses; it's just a matter of time. THINK: Enron, Mortgage Crisis, more.)
They're either Glib (NPD) or Specialized (experienced or hyper-focused, often part of an ASD spectrum, with low awareness that what they're doing is wrong).
Often, but not always, there are addiction issues. If we change the term to include both substances + obsession, then yes, all.
2000-2010 I worked with corporations, to scale, and prevent bad hires. All corporate problems are people problems. (I believe that it's a combination of factors, where the problem employee(s) are generally on a NPD scale, and/or have criminal records which weren't seen due to name changes. This, I've been digging deeply into.
The trojan used, is interesting behaviorally, as some Actors, are slow to change. I spoke to a man who claimed former Army, in Tahoe. He said he was a famous local actor from Seattle, and professor in SLT. He had been in the Bay Area before WA, had worked for Yahoo, IS a hired Threat Actor. He maliciously accesses machines, for financial fraud. He was scheming for PPP fraud. He admitted to me, over time, his courier business. I believe, he is also involved in Modern Day Slavery. He spoke of female victims, how men in his group targeted them. To keep them quiet, by dating them, or causing problems in their lives. His strategy, sounds similar to Keith Raniere's, where KR, kept Bronfman's in a constant state of distress, with troubled investments.
Actors are trained to target, trained to look good or look non-existent, are archetypes that CREATE problems (a) to end up being "the hero" (insecure attachment w/insatiable need for validation & to look good), or because (b) they seek to destroy (anti-social with no emotions or angry/hostile/vindictive). Either way, they're in it for the pay-off.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/06/researchers-expose-dino-espionage-malware-with-a-french-connection/
