NETWORK post, backdated to the 15th

[failedpromise]

Who: Cortana
Username: Chosewell
Warnings: Cybersecurity bullshit, high likeliness for supernaturally fueled paranoia

Just a little PSA:

If you're getting weird, hurtful, or distressing messages from you friends, don't panic. No one's account has been hijacked, and no one is secretly plotting against you.

Someone is spoofing accounts, however. For those of you who didn't pay attention in cybersecurities class, that means someone can make it seem as though they're someone else. Anyone else.

Unfortunately, whoever it is is really good at hiding their identity, so I don't actually know who the real culprit is yet.

(Says the AI who impersonated Manji for laughs, to a bunch of people who are supernaturally predisposed to paranoia right now.

...This isn't gonna be disastrous at all.)

Comments

[text] un: cupkate

[bossyboiler]

What would you need to track down the culprit more quickly?

[failedpromise]

Not sure. It might be possible for someone with higher level system access to find out more.

[bossyboiler]

How high level?

[failedpromise]

I'd likely need to be able to see every device that is accessing the network at a given time.

[bossyboiler]

Oh. So nearly impossible then?

[failedpromise]

Unless ADI suddenly changes their policies on letting otherworldly AI inside their network, yes.

(Cortana is capable of monitoring every single device on the network at once, but this would require going inside the system, which not only means using entity power but also exposing herself to whatever else might be accessing the network and also putting ADI's systems entirely at her mercy.

It rankles, but she knows it's not happening and she does understand why.)