Male cybercriminals often masquerade as women online to gain support and gain. This approach was seen in the conflict between the Empress hacker and the Skidrow group, as cybersecurity expert Pavel Sitnikov explains.
Girls in hacker circles are extremely rare, even less than 1% of the time. They often hide their identity and gender when communicating online.
According to Sitnikov, cybercriminals pretending to be girls can use avatars of anime characters or game characters. They may also pretend to be less experienced and seek help from experienced hackers to explain complex things.
A hacker, Empress specializes in hacking and hacking video games. The resulting conflict with Skidrow has drawn public attention to the debate over who and how hides his identity in the world of cybercriminals.
Source: Ferra
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