July 10, 2024 at 07:48AM Russian government-backed threat actors have utilized the Meliorator software’s artificial intelligence features to create fake online personas and disseminate disinformation about multiple countries. This tool allows the mass creation of seemingly authentic social media accounts and the perpetuation of false narratives. The US has seized domain names used for this … Read more
February 21, 2024 at 01:15AM A recently discovered influence operation targeted Ukraine, using spam emails to spread war-related disinformation. Slovak cybersecurity company ESET linked the activity to Russia-aligned threat actors, uncovering spear-phishing campaigns and disinformation emails with PDF attachments. The campaign, named Operation Texonto, sent messages to Ukrainian government, energy companies, and individuals, while also … Read more
December 17, 2023 at 08:16PM ASPI uncovered the Shadow Play campaign on YouTube, involving 30 channels spreading pro-China and anti-US narratives. An AI-generated avatar was used. CFO Nilanjan Roy resigned from Infosys, the fourth exec departure in 2023. China proposed quick data breach reporting. Indonesia supports TikTok’s partnership with GoTo. China’s C919 and ARJ21 jets … Read more