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opposite of survivorship bias

If you've heard of them, its because they got caught



Something that may not be obvious is how victims (companies, at least) frequently want to bury the story just as much as the person who conned them. "We lost 8 digits of internet money last night and have no idea who did it" just doesn't sound good to other people who are supposed to trust you.


Exactly there is a reason most APTs stay as some designation without any real people identified


Sampling bias would probably fit.




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