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what about the trolls?

the wiczipedia weekly • 157 implied HN points • 01 Jul 23
🌍 World Politics Russia Cyber Operations Propaganda International relations
  1. The Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin's troll empire faced challenges after a coup attempt and dissolution of Patriot Media Group.
  2. Prigozhin's troll operations were not the most effective and struggled to adapt to changes in social media platforms.
  3. With Russian information war tactics evolving, adversaries may focus on amplifying existing discord in the US rather than relying solely on traditional troll farms.

Fake LastPass App Made Its Way Onto Apple's App Store, Likely Used to Steal Credentials

Metacurity • 39 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Security App Store Phishing Cyber Operations Vulnerabilities
  1. A fake LastPass app managed to get onto Apple's App Store and was likely designed to steal user credentials.
  2. Iranian cyber operations against Israel are becoming bolder and more sophisticated, posing risks to American critical infrastructure and the 2024 elections.
  3. The FCC has cracked down on AI-generated voice calls, recognizing them as 'artificial' and restricting their use for non-emergency purposes without consent.

TechLetters Insights: information security in the new Russian doctrine

Lukasz Olejnik on Cyber, Privacy and Tech Policy Critique • 39 implied HN points • 03 Apr 23
🌍 World Politics Information Security Cyber Operations Foreign Policy
  1. The new Russian doctrine emphasizes the role of artificial intelligence and information security.
  2. Russia views cyber/information operations as tools that can provoke coups or wars.
  3. Russia aims to protect its society from external influence and is prepared to retaliate against threats using various means.

Pentagon is Combining Corporate Records and Social Media Surveillance to Guide Hacking and Influence Operations

All-Source Intelligence Fusion • 101 implied HN points • 27 Apr 23
🌍 World Politics Military Intelligence Surveillance Cyber Operations Information Warfare
  1. Pentagon is combining corporate records and social media surveillance for hacking and influence operations.
  2. Corporate surveillance firms were discussing providing bulk surveillance data for purposes like protecting the NATO brand.
  3. U.S. military and intelligence agencies are developing offensive information warfare industry using social media surveillance, corporate records analysis, and cellphone location-tracking.

Disrupt and Demoralize, Deniably

Natto Thoughts • 19 implied HN points • 13 Oct 23
🌍 World Politics Cyber Operations Russian Influence Information Warfare Election interference
  1. Russian military hackers use hacktivist personas like Solntsepek to disrupt and demoralize by hacking and leaking data to discredit Ukraine's government.
  2. The Solntsepek campaign exemplifies the GRU disruptive playbook, combining cyber attacks to damage institutions with information operations to boast of achievements and demoralize victims.
  3. Russian cyber-enabled information operations aim to sway elections; such operations are coordinated efforts between GRU hackers and state media to influence target populations and decision-makers.
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