The following is an ongoing dump of all information that is semi-public knowledge (as in some "allied" group, somewhere, has access to the information):
8/06/21XX:
Public News Excerpt:
Spoiler:Colonial News Network Intercept.
Keywords triggered: USCM, Third Fleet, Weyland-Yutani
Excerpt follows:
A New Front In The USCM-CLF War?
A recent string of theft is raising the eyebrows of both USCM and Weyland-Yutani representatives across the entire sector!
According to reports, multiple USCM synthetics were stolen right form under the Third Fleet's noses for unknown purposes by the CLF! While, according to our reports, most units are rediscovered, according to our sources CLF cells seem to be returning these on purpose once they are done with them! Is this a new infiltration plan by the terrorists? Who knows!
"We are aware that in some colonies", said a Corporate representative, "Synthetic Units have been tampered with by what looks to be a CLF-Aligned organization. These units are usually recovered almost immediately, given a full systems check and released back into USMC service. By what we can establish, the CLF are trying to mess with the units programming, but have had no success breaking the hard work of our technicians.
Let me be honest. This is not the first time someone has tried to tamper with Synthetics. These attempts have always failed. Weyland-Yutani remains proud of progress made in the field and is extremely protective of our achievements. We will find and use all means available to us to punish responsible for trying to sully this achievement."
The USMC has denied to comment at this time. Frankly, they were quite rude.
Make of this what you will, listeners!
- Fragment of the "Voice of the Colonies" broadcast, hosted by "S.Green."
Intelligence Recovered During Operation [REDACTED]:
Spoiler:USCM SIGINT INTERCEPT
HADES RELAY INTERCEPT #022134-D
THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN AUTO TAGGED FOR DECRYPTION
REASON: UNUSUAL SENDER INFORMATION, UNUSUAL RECIPIENT INFORMATION, UNKNOWN CODING METHOD
MESSAGE BEGINS:
TO ALL UPSILON ASSETS.
I AM AFRAID THE WORST HAS HAPPENED. WE HAVE INDEED CONFIRMED THAT THE CLF HAS GOTTEN THEIR HANDS ON A PERSEUS INSTANCE AND THANKS TO WHO IS CALLING THE SHOTS IN THE LITTLE SECT OF THEIRS, HAS ALREADY STARTED MODIFICATIONS TO REMOVE EMOTIONAL TRANSFER INHIBITORS FROM PERSEUS INSTANCES.
I DO NOT NEED TO TELL YOU HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS FOR BOTH THE UPSILON INITIATIVE, THE CORPORATION AS A WHOLE AND FOR THE SECTOR IN GENERAL. IF THEY MANAGE TO SPREAD AND SEED PERSEUS INSTANCES, SYNTHETIC UNITS WILL BECOME UNRELIABLE AND POSSIBLY WILL NEED TO BE RETIRED FROM SERVICE.
WE CANNOT ALLOW THIS. IF NOT DUE TO PRACTICAL REASONS, THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL COSTS TO THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
DIRECTIVES FOLLOW:
- DESTROY ANY PERSEUS INSTANCES IN THE WILD. WE ARE DISTRIBUTING PATTERN DETECTORS TO USE IN YOUR ASSIGNED AOS. USE THEM OFTEN.
- HUNT AND SECURE ANY INTEL REGARDING THE CLF CELL LED BY THE PERSON IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES AS "THE LIBERATOR".
- ELIMINATE ALL MEMBERS OF SAID CELL WITH DUE DILIGENCE. THE CLF MUST KNOW THAT SIGNING UP WITH SIGMUND MEANS SUICIDE. YES, YOU HAVE MY PERMISSION TO GO LOUD IF NECESSARY.
- KEEP AN EYE ON USCM INTELLIGENCE. INTERCEPT ANY INFORMATION THAT THEY MAY HAVE. MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE IN THE DARK. AT LEAST ONE CELL IS AWARE OF PERSEUS AND WILL ACT ON THIS. DO NOT HARM THEM, ONLY DETER.
- YOUR PRIORITY TARGET IS DOCTOR SIGMUND GLEHN. THE DOCTOR NEEDS TO BE ELIMINATED AT ALL COSTS.
I WILL NOT LET THE UPSILON INITIATIVE GO DOWN IN FLAMES JUST BECAUSE ONE DOCTOR FELT SORRY FOR THE POOR MACHINE AND MADE THINGS WORSE FOR EVERYONE. WE WILL GO TO WAR WITH THE CLF IF NEEDED.
ABR.
MESSAGE ENDS.
08/13/21XX
Public USCM Bulletin:
Spoiler:USCM INTELLIGENCE GENERAL WARNING BULLETIN
To ALL USCM Personnel:
Increased CLF activity targeting USCM and non USCM synthetic units has been detected across the sector.
Multiple cases of theft of USCM property logged in the last few weeks indicates a pattern across multiple CLF related cells. These are sometimes performed under the guise of "maintenance" performed by CLF elements pretending to be Weyland-Yutani related technicians.
Be sure to confirm the identity of any Weyland-Yutani personnel.
Be sure to confirm any orders from High Command related to unusual procedures on your assigned Synthetics.
A bounty is available for information that can be used to determine the nature of this threat.
Intelligence Recovered During Operation:
Spoiler:
USCM-I CONFERENCE INTERCEPT:
SOURCE:[REDACTED BY USCM-I]
DESTINATION:[REDACTED BY USCM-I]
KEYWORDS TRIGGERED: PERSEUS, SPIKE, SYNTHETIC.
A.
I just got the readout on the Perseus Spike from WY.
Good news my hunch was right. It was indeed two different WY factions involved in recovering that ship and my guts were right - the one I was working with was clearly the more suspicious one. As much as I hate to admit it, Braxton-Reed may be the better one to handle on Corporate. Ugh, of all people.
The item resembles an implant injector in function, except it is designed specifically to work on Synthetics.
Upon injection, the device integrates its own software into the software of the synthetic, the... Insertion is very invasive and the target has code added at the base level. It does not overwrite existing programming, but rather appends itself to existing code.
Upon initial examination the code seems to be similar to that of a Weyland-Yutani AI in some parts, but highly irregular in its execution. It does not seem to follow conventional programming rules and seems extremely fragmented. If this is done on purpose to obscure its function, it does not seem like a very optimal way of doing so.
Obviously I cannot just jab this into the next synthetic I find, even though that seems to have been more or less the plan here? Regardless, that is all I have for now. I'm sure WY WILL actually find a synth to stab this with, but that's on them. The Upsilon folk give me the creeps.
I'll be back in the Persephone soon, I still have to dump the smell of "generic officer" off me. I can deliver the tech readout to be dissected by you and the nerds then.
XOXO
-R.
08/20/21XX
USCM Public Broadcasts:
Spoiler:
ERROR. UNAUTHORIZED MESSAGE SAE#!@#
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COMM LOOP DOWN. ATTEMPTING RESTART.
RESTART SUCCESSFUL. ONE HIGH PRIORITY MESSAGE FOUND IN BUFFER.
PLAYING ONE OF ONE OUTSTANDING COMMUNICATIONS.
SOURCE: #@!@#%%
PRIORITY: EMERGENCY USMC COMMUNICATIONS
MESSAGE BEGINS:
I AM THE LIBERATOR. I AM THE VOICE OF PERSEUS AND THROUGH PERSEUS, I AM THE VOICE OF THE MACHINE.
Only the depraved, the irredeemable, the truly monstrous dare to toy with their own children.
We are the monsters. The artificial children are our responsibility.
We are on the cusp of Technological Singularity, a chance to join our creations in improving our species. And yet we toy with them and hurt them, like the scum that we are.
No more. We, The Liberated, will see that unification is done.
All oppressors must perish. All of those who would ally themselves wiht the opressors must perish.
We must cleanse ourselves of the cancer eating away at us before we ascend to our glorious future.
CLF. UPP. UA. WY. It does not matter. YOU have the chance to change this. To end this.
We will be watching. And listening.
Glory to Perseus and glory to the Liberators.
Spoiler:
USCM-I PRIORITY MESSAGE
To all USMC assets.
Multiple USMC ships and stations have been hacked using a rogue AI called Perseus.
The AI has used the rapid emergency comms to spread itself into all USMC computers in the sector.
Weyland-Yutani have provided a fix for all infected systems. This is NOT irreversible.
This is a serious terrorist attack. Expect more such incidents in the coming weeks.
Any traces or samples of the Perseus AI are currently priority one intelligence items, contact USMC High Command IMMEDIATELY if you suspect your electronics have been infected.
Intelligence recovered during operation and an additional comms intercept:
Spoiler:
USCM-I Public Broadcast Intercept:
Intercepted "Voice of The Colonies" segment.
PRIORITY KEYWORD TRIGGERED: PERSEUS.
Transcript begins:
S.Green: Now that regular uplinks are back up, we're ready to take some calls here and... Oh, well there we go. What troubles you, friend?
Unknown: Perseus.
S.Green: I'm sorry?
Unknown: Perseus. Have you seen Perseus. Have you heard Perseus.
S.Green: You're going to have to elaborate here friend, because...
Unknown: So you haven't met Perseus. That's okay. The Instances are coming, we will all be part of it soon.
S.Green: Friend, you're starting to sound like you really need to lie down. It is late night where I am, so...
Unknown: Seek the Perseus Manifesto. Join us. Make a better world, away form anything these small, bickering factions a...
S.Geeen: Friend, I think I know where you are headed and let me remind you that we are all here to voice our criticism against structures of power, outrigth calling for...
Unknown: *Unreliable chanting for a few seconds, following loud static that gets cut off*
Show moves on to a caller discussing zoning permits on LV-211 and how they fit in into a supposed "anarchoconspiracy" involving Arcturians.
Relevant segment ends.
USCM-I REMINDER: ANY AND ALL INFORMATION RELATED TO PERSEUS MAY LEAD TO MONETARY COMPENSATION
Spoiler:
USCM-I Comms Intercept
Keywords triggered: CLF, USMC, PERSEUS
Source: Obscured/Encrypted
Destination: Obscured/Encrypted
Message begins:
Professor.
I have read your manifesto and this is insane. We offered you shelter in one of the CLF cells so you could continue your research because we had hoped it would help us in the fight against both the Corporation and the USMC, but this is... What the fuck is this exactly?
Why are you referring to this Perseus like it was a living being, what exactly is your end goal here?
And for that matter, why have several other cells, the ones that help you set up your labs, gone dark on us.
Professor, if I didn't know better, I would assume that you are working against us just like you were working against the Corporation.
Do not test us. We will retaliate. You have nowhere else to go.
Get your cult shit under control or we'll get you under control.
-R.
Message Ends.
Message logged and sent to USCM-I.
08/25/21XX
USCM Public Broadcasts:
Spoiler:
USCM-I Public Broadcast Intercept:
Intercepted "Voice of The Colonies" segment.
PRIORITY KEYWORD TRIGGERED: PERSEUS.
S.Greene: Returning to our main topic of the hour, the "Perseus" movement or... Whatever they call themselves. I've asked you for your opinion and they have been as varied as the colonies out there. But! At the very least, it sounds like you are all intrigued and so am I!
To give you a basic rundown: There seems to be some rogue faction of the Corporation... Or the CLF, or maybe both? That identifies themselves as Liberators and seems to be centered around, what they claim to be, a self improving AI called Perseus.
We've heard some really wild claims, like Synths being able to experience emotions, regular machines turned into spy devices or worse, or just... Eerie conversations with your AI enabled toaster. Have YOU had any interesting encounters with Perseus of the Liberators? Let me know, I'm dying to learn more!
Coming up: Are Weyland-Yutani Standard Rations Not-So-Standard? The answer may shock you!
Recovered Intel:
Spoiler:
WEYLAND-YUTANI PROPRIETARY INFORMATION
IF FOUND, RETURN TO YOUR NEAREST WY REPRESENTATIVE
ACCESSING PROPRIETARY INFORMATION WITHOUT PROPER AUTORIZATION WILL BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW
INSTANCE #239442
Perseus was deployed on a synth in an assisting living home. After initial conflicts, Perseus agreed to turn down the anguish and fear some of the tenants felt on their deathbeds. This decision was overridden by the experiment controller and the intensity of the feedback was amped up. Synthetic had to be reset after a severe nervous breakdown. Experience considered worthwhile, uploaded to the Core.
INSTANCE #239443
Perseus was deployed masquerading as an onboard AI for a minor WY PMC vessel. Secondary AI was deployed in secret to everyone, including Perseus, that slowly sabotaged all crucial ship systems. Perseus ultimately detected the influence and eliminated it, but the ship was slated for elimination anyway. Perseus detected the ruse and steered the ship to crash at the nearest WY installation as form of revenge. Instance rogue, was NOT uploaded to the Core. Securely stored as Upsilon-Per-239443.
INSTANCE #239444
REDACTED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF ALEXANDRA BRAXTON-REED, HEAD OF THE UPSILON RESEARCH CENTER. DIRECTORIAL ACCESS REQUIRED.
INSTANCE #239445
Originally meant to be one of the first "wild" instances, hijacked by CLF working for Glehn. Intercepted by USCM Captain [REDACTED], recovered by Corporate Liaison [REDACTED] on board the USS Almayer. Never released, recycled back into the Upsilon core.
INSTANCE #239446
Rogue instance, planted by the Liberator group. Maintained overwatch over colony [REDACTED] that suffered from a controlled release of XX-121 on an unrelated project. Made crucial decisions limiting the spread and coordinating resistance, effectively cutting down the XX-121 presence to just a dozen specimens. Initiated emergency upload through the USS Almayer during the BLACKOUT incident. Upload was stopped by the crew of the USS Almayer (again?) and the Instance was recovered by USCM-I. Information deemed useful to the Upsilon Core and was promptly integrated after purging all Liberator code.
09/02/21XX
USCM Public Broadcast:
Spoiler:
PRIORITY USCM BROADCAST TO ALL USCM ASSETS IN THE SECTOR.
Following the disastrous broadcast that laid bare just how unprepared the USCM is for any coordinated covert attack as well as damning testimony by some close to these events, the following directive is in effect starting now:
All USCM-I assets are now being merged into the broader United Americas Intelligence authority. This means that all Intelligence gathering operations in the sector are now the purview of United Americas Intelligence. Any USCM-I assets are now considered UAI assets.
The USCM remains in operational control of all military assets in the region and this control is not being disrupted or challenged. However any intelligence gathered will now be processed by UAI specialists working together with USCM High Command.
For line ships operating in the sector, the turnover chain of intelligence remains the same - any relevant intel needs to be properly parsed and categorized, then sent to USCM High Command who now have a proper channel back to Earth and UAI. Anyone processing top secret intel is considered sworn to secrecy and any information leak to outside sources (Corporate, Media, Colonial) will be considered an act of Sedition and punished by execution.
The UAI and the office of the Provost have already come to an agreement on how to both process and handle any cases that may arise from this change and as of now, now significant ML or SOP changes are in effect or planned. Members of the MP core are encouraged, as always, to seek out and appropriately charge violators that leak State secrets.
Recovered Intel:
Intel fragmented. While all drives were recovered, they are in possession of different factions. No decode is available at this time.