THE SHADOW TRACE

You embed a tracker into the fake payload’s metadata. Then you wait.

• They bite. One of their analysts opens the files on a vulnerable system.
• The ping back hits. GPS coordinates. A name. A real face behind the screen.
• You forward it to the authorities, anonymously.

"One ghost catches another. Nicely done."

You never hear back. But news breaks: a major dark web ring was dismantled overnight.