Dealing with Online Threats and Insults

Decoding messages

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With the support of her friends, Sofia felt a little calmer and hopeful that everything would work out! Lucas, with a special interest and aptitude for cybersecurity issues, led the analysis of the anonymous messages. They discovered that the attacker was using a proxy server, but had made a mistake in a message, revealing an IP address. Maria and João noticed patterns in the words used by the attacker and tried to draw his profile. With the new clue, they decided to tell the situation to their ICT teacher, who answered some of their questions. Lots of analyses and records have been done during the next few days. Each step forward increased Sofia’s hope. The unity and determination of her friends strengthened the bonds between them, bringing them closer to identify the aggressor and to put an end to the threats.