Curiously, there is a similar tool made by GCHQ (UK's intelligence) https://github.com/gchq/CyberChef which I don't use neither because of trust issues (even though it's open source)
In that case, wouldn’t it make sense to use an English name and a fake profile picture of a white male? These 2 things are one click away. If I were trying to spread malware, I wouldn’t use a chinese name!
Exactly. This is just reactionary fear-mongering. Once you start thinking about it a bit more, it completely falls apart:
- what about expats living in China?
- what about Chinese citizens living abroad?
- what about Chinese born citizens that have switch nationalities?
Again, the point I’m making is that we’re even entertaining the discussion because of the target country.