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Published 5 years ago by AdelleChattre with 12 Comments
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The DC Cybersecurity Think Tank Caught Using Fake Twitter Accounts Has Lost Sponsors, And Its Shady Cofounder Is Gone

Following a BuzzFeed News investigation, Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology cofounder James Scott [spamming Snapzu as /u/Cyberdotnet et al.] has “voluntarily decided to step away” and a law firm will review claims about him. By Craig Silverman.

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  • AdelleChattre (edited 5 years ago)
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    From Wikipedia:

    James Scott Brown, also known as James Scott, is the head of ICIT, the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, a nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC, a prolific self-published author, and the center of fake Twitter and Youtube accounts that promote his businesses.

    Good riddance to bad rubbish.

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    • Appaloosa
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      Oh wow...we were trolled by a cybercelebrity!

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      • AdelleChattre
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        My takeaway? Don't mess with Gladsdotter.

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        • Appaloosa
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          I miss her.

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        • jcscher
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          My takeaway is we lost the top person on here because of this person.

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          • Appaloosa (edited 5 years ago)
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            Who? I admit, I'm a bit slow, too trusting and most definitley, not smart.

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            • jcscher
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              Jane

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            • Appaloosa
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              @jcscher -

              Now I am really showing my idiocy, I don't know Jane!

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            • jcscher
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              @Appaloosa -

              Gladsdotter

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            • Appaloosa
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              @jcscher -

              Oh, and Jane left because of a person, or a concept, and I really do wish she was here with us all.

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            • AdelleChattre
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              @Appaloosa -

              You know if we say the name one more time, she'll appear behind you, right?

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            • Appaloosa
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              @AdelleChattre -

              Beetlejuice!

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