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--- hazards:bunny-boilers [2024/06/23 20:52] – Humphrey Boa-Gart
+++ hazards:bunny-boilers [2026/04/25 12:08] (current) – [Bunny Boilers] Humphrey Boa-Gart
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 ====== Bunny Boilers ======
-{{ :hazards:bunnyboiling.jpg?350|There is generally no low that a Bunny Boiler will not stoop to, in order to get their revenge.}}
+[{{ :hazards:bunnyboiling.jpg?300|There is generally no low that a Bunny Boiler will not stoop to, in order to get their revenge.}}]
 A **bunny boiler** is a slang term for a person who acts in a vengeful way towards an ex-partner/lover, or someone who rejected their romantic advances. This behavior may also be directed towards the victim's new love interest, their family or friends, professional connections, and other people in that person's life.
-The term comes from the 1987 film Fatal Attraction, where a scorned woman seeking revenge on her former lover, places his family’s beloved pet rabbit in a pot of boiling water when he is away from the house.
+Bunny boilers are a regular nuisance to many hackers & journos. The exes of people in those industries frequently decide that their co-workers are valid targets when it comes to seeking petty revenge, and have no problem spending months/years destructively disturbing their lives in order to feel good about themselves.
-{{tag>Hazards Stubs}}
+The term comes from the 1987 film **Fatal Attraction**, where a woman seeking revenge on her former lover, places his family’s beloved pet rabbit in a pot of boiling water when he is away from the house. Because of this, many people erroneously assume that the term "//bunny boiler//" means a scorned woman, but men are just as capable of exhibiting bunny boiler tendencies as well.
+===== Dealing with Bunny Boilers during Field Operations =====
+[{{ :hazards:bunnyclose.jpg?300|Scenes from "Fatal Attraction" - 1987}}]
+Bunny boilers, due to their oftentimes fierce tenacity, should be planned for in advance - that is, with proper opsec and compartmentalization. The typical boiler, much like any other saboteur, is constantly seeking **leverage** over their victim, and so their eye is attuned to looking for anything that they can possibly exploit for maximum devastation, even if it means leaving behind a massive swath of collateral damage on the side.
+When a bunny boiler appears on the scene, it is imperative that the victim provide some sort of intel on the threat to trusted allies, so they may profile the boiler and create a personalized plan of action. This can be tricky, as it can inadvertently accelerate information leaks and further collateral damage. Blocking and [[tactics:dont-say-anything|keeping your mouth shut]] can impede and discourage many less-competent boilers. However, if the boiler is using scorched earth [[tactics:suicide trolling]] tactics, it may be necessary to deploy spies and complex counter-intelligence to divert the boiler to a controlled environment.
+Skilled counter-intelligence operatives who are trained in the art of reprogramming saboteurs, may be able to use the bunny boiler's tendency to gossip and spread rumors to low-key promote //different// operations, or otherwise channel the boiler's destructive energy against other targets. See the [[diy:reprogramming]] article for more info.
+{{tag>Hazards}}

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