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Someone uses technology to undermine your employment — sending messages to your employer, interfering with your work accounts, making you miss meetings, or damaging your professional reputation.
What You Might Notice
Your employer receives messages or information about you from the other person
They contact your workplace to cause problems.
Work accounts are interfered with
You miss meetings, deadlines, or communications due to sabotage.
Your professional reputation is being damaged online
LinkedIn, professional directories, or industry forums are targeted.
What You Can Do
Tell your employer what's happening
Many workplaces have policies for supporting employees experiencing domestic violence.
Secure your work accounts independently
Change passwords and enable 2FA on all work-related accounts.
Document the sabotage
Keep records of every interference for HR and potentially for legal action.
Important: This resource provides general information, not personal advice. Every situation is different. The actions suggested here may not be safe in your specific circumstances — particularly if the person causing harm could notice changes to your devices or accounts. Always consider your physical safety first.
If you need personalised support, contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or your local specialist domestic violence service. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
Interfering with victim's employment through manipulation of work communications, sending messages to employers, sabotaging job applications, damaging professional online presence, or disrupting work-related accounts. Aims to undermine victim's economic independence and professional reputation.
Employer Notification Inform employer about potential for adversary workplace contact if safe to do so.
SAFE-M-0156
Professional Account Security Secure professional accounts with strong credentials and MFA.
Detection Indicators
ID
Detection Indicator
SAFE-D-0141
Workplace Interference Employer or colleagues report contact from adversary about target.
SAFE-D-0142
Application Interference Job applications unsuccessful potentially due to adversary contact with prospective employers.
The TFA Matrix is a research framework under active development. Technique classifications, detection methods, and mitigations reflect current understanding and are subject to revision. This framework does not constitute forensic methodology, legal evidence standards, or clinical diagnostic criteria. Practitioners should apply professional judgement appropriate to their discipline and jurisdiction.