Witch Hunt

When someone tries to frame you or pin you for something they have either no proof of or fabricated evidence of. Aware that what they have wouldn’t hold up in court they instead try to harass, defame, bully, threaten and stalk you.

Much like the phenomenon known as “Swatting” except much worse, as this leads to persistent harassment of the individuals involved with their reputations being either damaged or destroyed and with their sense of security feeling incredibly undermined, leaving them alienated.

Person 1: “Did you hear about all those people arrested for protesting? It’s a good thing they found out that the hacker group Modified Elephant were the culprits or they would have served time in prison for threatening Modi. Those people’s reputations and lives are destroyed as a result of that witch hunt.”
Person 2: “I’m just glad I haven’t pissed off any black hat hackers lately. I’d hate for that to happen to me.”