Basic
Type of Adversary: Government minister
Size: One individual
Structure: Uses a section of a state resources
Targets
Journalists and those who speak out about the corruption and atrocities carried out by this individual
Motivation
To maintain political influence and power.
Intent
Identify what information is being shared and by who citizens in order to go after those speaking out against them.
Technical Capabilities
They have access to sophisticated state resources such as surveillance hardware. They have insight into and influence over telecom service providers.
Favored Means of Attack
- Credential harvesting and surveillance.
- Physical intimidation (assaults), kidnapping
- Torture and resource extortion (blackmail), destruction of equipment case of journalists
Resources
Financial resources
Access to security groups such as some police officers, army officers.
Influence over the judicial system (to some extent)
Constraints & Limitations
- Can’t influence legislation and the higher levels of judicial system
- Unable to influence decision on the use of private software infrastructure like Google, Facebook, at the expense of their opponents
- Must operate without drawing public attention in order to carry out acts against their targets.
