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Jack Recider

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Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

So Connor starts learning all kinds of new things about this mystery from the help of people on the internet. It turns out there's a story that Brian Krebs wrote a while ago, which talks about faked LinkedIn profiles.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

So Connor starts learning all kinds of new things about this mystery from the help of people on the internet. It turns out there's a story that Brian Krebs wrote a while ago, which talks about faked LinkedIn profiles.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

So this article is interesting. LinkedIn is where people go to look for jobs and network and do hiring. But there's a huge amount of fake profiles being created every day. These profiles are real tricky, though, because they're like half AI generated and half real. And they take some real information from certain LinkedIn accounts, but then change a few things on it.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

So this article is interesting. LinkedIn is where people go to look for jobs and network and do hiring. But there's a huge amount of fake profiles being created every day. These profiles are real tricky, though, because they're like half AI generated and half real. And they take some real information from certain LinkedIn accounts, but then change a few things on it.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

And these fake accounts start creating connections and joining groups. And then the fake accounts start applying for jobs. Real jobs. And it's a real pain in the neck for LinkedIn to try to figure out who's real and who's fake on here.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

And these fake accounts start creating connections and joining groups. And then the fake accounts start applying for jobs. Real jobs. And it's a real pain in the neck for LinkedIn to try to figure out who's real and who's fake on here.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

And the comments on this article are just filled with people saying how they've had a bunch of fake people apply for jobs at where they work, and recruiters have to do this extra step at verifying people's actual identity. Which makes me think, how exactly can someone actually get a job using someone else's name?

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

And the comments on this article are just filled with people saying how they've had a bunch of fake people apply for jobs at where they work, and recruiters have to do this extra step at verifying people's actual identity. Which makes me think, how exactly can someone actually get a job using someone else's name?

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

In the US, you have to fill out tax documents and stuff that if you work there, you can't forge this stuff. Where are the paychecks going to be sent to?

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

In the US, you have to fill out tax documents and stuff that if you work there, you can't forge this stuff. Where are the paychecks going to be sent to?

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

There was a time where I was trying to find someone on one of these freelance websites to make a video game for me. And they claimed to be American with great coding skills. But then when I asked for a phone call, the story quickly changed to be a person from India. And it was also not a single person, but a whole team of people ready to work on my project.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

There was a time where I was trying to find someone on one of these freelance websites to make a video game for me. And they claimed to be American with great coding skills. But then when I asked for a phone call, the story quickly changed to be a person from India. And it was also not a single person, but a whole team of people ready to work on my project.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

So what Connor said may be what's going on here. Get Andrew to be the token American English speaker. and then they can advertise themselves as American-based to ask for a higher rate.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

So what Connor said may be what's going on here. Get Andrew to be the token American English speaker. and then they can advertise themselves as American-based to ask for a higher rate.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

Okay, but back to the email the fake Connor sent the real Connor. It said, you have a great GitHub and you look cute. Okay, let's put aside that look cute part. The great GitHub is the curious point for me. Like I said, Connor has contributed code 51,000 times to GitHub in the last 12 years. That, I think, is what is great about it. That alone.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

Okay, but back to the email the fake Connor sent the real Connor. It said, you have a great GitHub and you look cute. Okay, let's put aside that look cute part. The great GitHub is the curious point for me. Like I said, Connor has contributed code 51,000 times to GitHub in the last 12 years. That, I think, is what is great about it. That alone.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

What I mean is you can't go back in time on GitHub and post code. That is, you can't create an account that looks like the person has been there for 12 years and has all this coding experience unless you're spending 12 years posting code on GitHub.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

What I mean is you can't go back in time on GitHub and post code. That is, you can't create an account that looks like the person has been there for 12 years and has all this coding experience unless you're spending 12 years posting code on GitHub.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

So the fact that Connor has been posting code there for 12 years does, in fact, make him look like a well-established veteran coder who knows his stuff. And that goes a long way with job recruiters.

Darknet Diaries
133: I'm the Real Connor

So the fact that Connor has been posting code there for 12 years does, in fact, make him look like a well-established veteran coder who knows his stuff. And that goes a long way with job recruiters.