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Hacktivist personas back latest GhostWriter disinfo op targeting Poland, Ukraine

5 days ago
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Written by AJ Vicens Jun 30, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP The Belarusian government-linked GhostWriter disinformation campaign tried in mid-June to push a rumor that Ukrainian male refugees in Poland would be…

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Chinese state media propaganda found in 88% of Google, Bing news searches

1 month ago
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Written by Suzanne Smalley May 31, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP A think tank says Chinese state media have proven very effective at influencing search engine results for users seeking information on…

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Backlash to DHS Disinformation Governance Board grows, fueled in part by misinformation

2 months ago
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Written by Suzanne Smalley May 3, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP When Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas first announced a new Disinformation Governance Board in a congressional hearing Wednesday, the…

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Facebook, Twitter, Google move to intercept Russian propaganda, disinformation about Ukraine

4 months ago
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Written by Tim Starks Feb 28, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP In recent days, social media companies have gotten more active in stemming the flow of official Russian propaganda, as well tackling…

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CISA warns 'most serious' Log4j vulnerability likely to affect hundreds of millions of devices

7 months ago
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Written by Tim Starks Dec 13, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly told industry leaders in a phone briefing Monday that a vulnerability in a…

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Twitter and Meta Tackle Anti-Vaxxers and Chinese Disinformation

7 months ago
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Twitter and Meta Tackle Anti-Vaxxers and Chinese Disinformation Social media giants Twitter and Meta have been forced to remove thousands of “inauthentic” accounts linked to state-backed disinformation campaigns and anti-vaxxer…

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Facebook's Meta says bad actors are changing tactics as it takes down six more groups

7 months ago
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Meta has detailed takedowns of what it described as six ‘adversarial networks’ from across the world that were using Facebook for behaviour including spreading false information, harassment and trying to…

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Meta scrubbed a fake scientist's account that spread bogus COVID-19 claims

7 months ago
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Written by Tonya Riley Dec 1, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP On July 24, 2021 a Swiss biologist, Wilson Edwards, claimed on Facebook and Twitter that the United States was pressuring the…

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MI6 Boss: Digital Attack Surface Growing “Exponentially”

7 months ago
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MI6 Boss: Digital Attack Surface Growing "Exponentially" One of the UK’s top spymasters has revealed that MI6 is pursuing partnerships with the technology industry to tackle the challenges posed by…

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Iranians Charged in Cyberattacks Against U.S. 2020 Election

8 months ago
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The State Department has offered a $10M reward for tips on the two Iran-based threat actors accused of voter intimidation and disinformation. The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed charges…