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Real-capital social-engineering persona

M^0's assessment for RD-F-184 — scored gray on the v1.7.0 rubric. The evidence below is the curator's reasoning for this score.

Evidence summary #

Insider-build AI/synthetic developer persona factor. GRAY per process-learnings.md: 'F184 (insider-build AI persona): mark GRAY — by design leaves no public trace.' Drift Protocol comparator: Lazarus-linked developer implanted over 6 months with gradually increasing commit access, culminating in $285M exploit. M0 mitigants: 9 audit firms covering core + TTG (Jan-Apr 2024), Certora formal verification, 5 post-launch audit engagements — extensive external code scrutiny limits implant dwell-time risk. GitHub org has only 2 public members (Khrafts, PierrickGT); no anomalous contributor behavior detectable at OSINT tier. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence for this factor class.

Sources #

  • Internal
    M3a Process Learnings — F184 assessment protocolprocess-learnings.md dev-identity SAVE-TIME-NEXT-TIME — F184 gray template with Drift comparatorretrieved 2026-05-16
  • GitHub
    m0-foundation GitHub Organization — Public Membersm0-foundation GitHub org — 2 public members visible; private contributor list not accessibleretrieved 2026-05-16

Methodology #

Determine whether a curator-flagged "team contributor" or "external integrator" persona has ≥$1M of attributed real-capital deposits to the target protocol or peer protocols, potentially used to build credibility ahead of a social-engineering attack.

See the full factor methodology and distribution across all protocols →

rubric_version v1.7.0 protocol m0 factor RD-F-184 score gray collected_at 2026-05-16 09:46:19