Latest Disinformation news

Content farm impersonates 60+ major news outlets, like BBC, CNN, CNBC

BleepingComputer has discovered a content farm operating some 60+ domains named after popular media outlets, including the BBC, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Huffington Post, The Guardian, and Washington Post, among others. These sites build SEO for their online gambling ventures and sell "press release" slots at hefty prices.
- Ax Sharma
- March 02, 2024
- 11:31 AM
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Ukraine takes down massive bot farm, seizes 150,000 SIM cards

Cyber Police Department of the National Police of Ukraine dismantled another massive bot farm linked to more than 100 individuals after searches at almost two dozen locations.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2023
- 07:03 AM
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Google nukes 50,000 accounts pushing Chinese disinformation

Google's Threat Analysis Group terminated tens of thousands of accounts linked to a group known as "Dragonbridge" or "Spamouflage Dragon" that is disseminating pro-Chinese disinformation across multiple online platforms.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 26, 2023
- 01:17 PM
- 4
Meta links U.S. military with covert Facebook influence operation

Meta has removed several accounts on Facebook and Instagram associated with the U.S. military, saying they were used as part of covert influence operations targeting the Middle East and Russia.
- Bill Toulas
- November 23, 2022
- 02:38 PM
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FBI warns of disinformation threats before 2022 midterm elections

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned today of foreign influence operations that might spread disinformation to affect the results of this year's midterm elections.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 06, 2022
- 05:35 PM
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Meta dismantles massive Russian network spoofing Western news sites

Meta says it took down a large network of Facebook and Instagram accounts pushing disinformation published on more than 60 websites that spoofed multiple legitimate news sites across Europe.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 27, 2022
- 10:44 AM
- 4
Ukraine dismantles more bot farms spreading Russian disinformation

The Cyber Department of the Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) dismantled two more bot farms that spread Russian disinformation on social networks and messaging platforms via thousands of fake accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 07, 2022
- 11:47 AM
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Ukraine takes down 1,000,000 bots used for disinformation

The Ukrainian cyber police (SSU) has shut down a massive bot farm of 1,000,000 bots used to spread disinformation on social networks.
- Bill Toulas
- August 03, 2022
- 11:51 AM
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Ukraine dismantles 5 disinformation bot farms, seizes 10,000 SIM cards

The Ukrainian Security Service (SSU) has announced that since the start of the war with Russia, it has discovered and shut down five bot farms with over 100,000 fake social media accounts spreading fake news.
- Bill Toulas
- March 28, 2022
- 04:23 PM
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DuckDuckGo down-ranks sites spreading Russian propaganda

The DuckDuckGo web search engine is now demoting websites known to spread Russian propaganda following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, according to the company's founder and CEO Gabriel Weinberg.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 11, 2022
- 12:09 PM
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Hacktivists, cybercriminals switch to Telegram after Russian invasion

Telegram, the free instant messaging service that promises secure end-to-end communications, has assumed a pivotal role in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, as it's being massively used by hacktivists and cyber-criminals alike.
- Bill Toulas
- March 03, 2022
- 12:40 PM
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CISA warns of hybrid operations threat to US critical infrastructure

CISA urged leaders of U.S. critical infrastructure organizations on Friday to increase their orgs' resilience against a growing risk of being targeted by foreign influence operations using misinformation, disinformation, and malformation (MDM) tactics.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 19, 2022
- 10:00 AM
- 0
US indicts Iranian hackers for Proud Boys voter intimidation emails

The U.S. Department of State is offering a $10 million reward for information about the activities of two Iranian nationals charged for cyber activity intended to "intimidate and influence" American voters during the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign.
- Ionut Ilascu
- November 18, 2021
- 03:19 PM
- 6
FBI warns of disinformation campaigns about hacked voter systems

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today issued a joint public service announcement about the threat of disinformation campaigns targeting the 2020 US election season.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 28, 2020
- 02:19 PM
- 0
US shares info on election interference tied to Russia, China, Iran

The Director of the U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) today shared information on ongoing election influence efforts linked to Russia, China, and Iran, before the 2020 U.S. elections.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 07, 2020
- 04:04 PM
- 3
Google banned 2500+ Chinese YouTube channels for disinformation

Google says that it took down multiple coordinated influence operation campaigns linked to China, Russia, Iran, and Tunisia by terminating thousands of YouTube channels and several AdSense, Play Developer, and advertising accounts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 06, 2020
- 12:26 PM
- 1
New BotSight browser extension reveals Twitter bots

The new browser extension called BotSight aims to reveal what Twitter accounts are bots or real humans so that you can judge the truthfulness of their tweets.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 15, 2020
- 11:08 AM
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Twitter First: Trump Video Retweet Tagged as 'Manipulated Media'

For the first time, Twitter has labeled a video as 'Manipulated Media' that attempts to portray Joe Biden as stating that Donald Trump should be re-elected.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 09, 2020
- 10:58 AM
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Cybercriminals Lend Tactics and Skills to Political Meddlers

Disinformation campaigns for political purposes are deeply rooted in cybercriminal endeavors, with threat actors relying on actions specific to financially-motivated attacks to attain their goals.
- Ionut Ilascu
- December 09, 2019
- 02:29 PM
- 1
Facebook and Instagram Start Fighting Vaccine Misinformation

Facebook and Instagram have started rolling out information pop-ups to provide users with authoritative vaccine information before accessing vaccine-related content on the two social networks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 04, 2019
- 07:31 PM
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