The Heartbreak Machine: Nazis in the Echo Chamber
Summary
At CCC 39c3, a talk titled The Heartbreak Machine documents how hacktivists infiltrated white supremacist platforms using AI-driven personas and OSINT to expose operators. The investigation tracked WhiteDate, WhiteChild, and WhiteDeal, revealing how AI chatbots, automated analysis, and digital forensics can uncover extremist networks, with implications for counter-extremism and platform accountability.