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Comment by Angostura | Hacker News Reader

I clicked on the hyperlinked word 'spamoflage', repeatedly. I never found a satisfactory description of what the term was meant to mean, renderinhg the article pretty incomprehensible

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It's not a word, it's a proper noun. It's like "Panda Banker". Cybercrime groups often don't choose the name, so security researchers coin one to talk about them in articles. Here's an explainer I found "Spamouflage, also known as Spamouflage Dragon, or DragonBridge, is a Chinese propaganda network that has been fully active on social media platforms since 2017-18. Spamouflage refers to deceptive practices that attempt to hide or blend spammy content within legitimate or inconspicuous contexts. It’s like spam wearing a disguise, trying to sneak past filters or appear less suspicious."

It's the name of the network/group, the links are to articles about their previous activities. The article reads fine to me.

This seems self-explanatory. “Camouflage Spam Network”

Here are the definitions offered by clicking on 'spamouflage':

   "Cross-Platform Spam Network Targeted Hong Kong Protests"
   "used hijacked and fake accounts to amplify video content"

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