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tx0 · 4w
It might be good if there were summaries of info that could be useful for figuring out how the attack happened and could be used to help with preventing attacks. In law there is the concept of crim...
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In this particular incident it seems the Means was one of the victims "friends" or maybe condo building personnel — someone close and probably known to the victim. "One of the attackers had access to the victims's rented unit, allowed entry to the gang."

It might be good to have summary or statistic of if the attackers knew the victim personally before the attack was planned.
tx0 · 4w
The incident is categorized "home invasion" and people might think that if they are worried about attacks in that category then they should have stronger doors and windows — but that won't help if the attackers have the keys or are allowed inside.
GLOK · 4w
Chinese national kidnapped for $1 M ransom in the Philippines. Case #5 in first two weeks of 2026. Read more: https://stats.glok.me/?share=2026-1-philippines-chinese-national-home-invasion-four-kid...
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It might be good if there were summaries of info that could be useful for figuring out how the attack happened and could be used to help with preventing attacks.

In law there is the concept of crimes requiring Means, Motive, and Opportunity. The motive of theft is usually clear, but information about the opportunity and means could be used to disrupt crimes.

Opportunity: How does it appear the attackers chose to target the victim? How was the victim's opsec? Was the victim flaunting their wealth publicly online or offline? Did the attackers see something about the victim on social media? Did the attackers hear something from the victims family or friends?

Means: How did the attackers gain access to the victim and/or their assets? What defenses did the victim have? For example, did the attackers break through the door or did they trick the victim to open the door? Did the victim have decoys or 2fa or multisig?
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tx0 · 4w
In this particular incident it seems the Means was one of the victims "friends" or maybe condo building personnel — someone close and probably known to the victim. "One of the attackers had access to the victims's rented unit, allowed entry to the gang." It might be good to have summary or statis...