[caseysoftware]

Or.. a way to throw up a ton of noise around interesting targets.

Having hundreds of people showing up in various places, doing semi-suspicious things, generally getting in the way, etc is a good way to flood, annoy, and bury observers. Having the same people show up among each of the locations gives good cover for someone else to blend in.

If it's a foreign power, this will probably cost them a fraction of what it will cost observer nations.