Incident
incident:connor_tumbleson_identity_impersonation
Also: fake Connor, identity theft
Incident involving fake résumés, accounts, and job interviews conducted using Connor Tumbleson's identity.
Incident involving fake résumés, accounts, and job interviews conducted using Connor Tumbleson's identity.
“someone trying to pretend they were me”
“someone is pretending to be me in an interview”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | INVOLVES | identity impersonation | Explicit | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | fake online profiles | Explicit | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | professional-profile harvesting | Uncertain | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | remote interview impersonation | Explicit | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Andrew | Explicit | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | PND | Explicit | 133 |
| outgoing | ASSOCIATED_WITH | PND | Uncertain | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Maris | Uncertain | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | GitHub | Explicit | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Upwork | Explicit | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Slack | Explicit | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Zoom | Explicit | 133 |
| outgoing | INVOLVES | Zillow | Explicit | 133 |
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES identity impersonation
The incident involved someone pretending to be Connor Tumbleson and using his identity.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“it was someone trying to pretend they were me”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES fake online profiles
The incident involved fake online profiles created with Connor's personal and professional information.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“it was a fake Upwork of me”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES professional-profile harvesting
Connor believed that other people's information was harvested to create realistic employment profiles.
Uncertain Confidence 96% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“their information was harvested to make a real-looking profile”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES remote interview impersonation
A person using Connor's identity joined and conducted a remote job interview.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“someone pretending to be me in an interview later today”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES Andrew
Andrew discovered the impersonation scheme, declined to pretend to be Connor, and provided Connor with evidence.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“Andrew just ends up leaving and taking a bunch of information with him”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES PND
PND instructed Andrew to pretend to be Connor for a job interview and directed activity in a Slack channel.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“PND person is a acronym. Ends up posting to Andrew and says, hey, you’re gonna pretend to be this person”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES Maris
Maris was presented as the person hiring Andrew, although Connor later suspected that the person communicating as Maris was also an impersonator.
Uncertain Confidence 96% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“The person Andrew is talking to is not even Maris, because Maris is just another impersonated individual”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES GitHub
Connor's GitHub profile and coding history were used as attractive source material for the impersonation.
Explicit Confidence 90% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“Someone ... saw Connor’s GitHub and liked it, and that’s why they took his identity”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES Upwork
A fake Upwork profile using Connor's information was used to apply for real jobs.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 133 Details
“Someone made an Upwork profile using Connor’s resume and information”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES Slack
The participants coordinated and exchanged instructions and evidence through Slack channels.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“screenshots of all these Slack channels”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES Zoom
The impersonator joined the job interview through Zoom.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“It, of course, had the Zoom link”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation INVOLVES Zillow
The impersonated materials included an address that was for sale on Zillow near Connor's location.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Connor Tumbleson EP 133 Details
“the address was a address that was for sale on Zillow kind of right around where I live”
Connor Tumbleson identity impersonation ASSOCIATED_WITH PND
Connor and Jack suspect PND may be connected to the identity-impersonation activity, but the episode does not establish PND's identity or role with certainty.
Uncertain Confidence 78% · Jack Rhysider EP 133 Details
“Someone, I don’t know, PND, Maris, saw Connor’s GitHub and liked it, and that’s why they took his identity”