Online disinformation fuels violent threats against poll workers

Election deniers are being radicalized online creaitng a risk for violence against election workers.

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Insurance giant settles NotPetya lawsuit, signaling cyber insurance shakeup

Cyber insurance have already started to find other ways to avoid covering losses related to cyberattacks linked to nation-state hackers.

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Is a more collaborative approach the answer to fighting global disinformation?

The firm Graphika is pitching a software-based multistakeholder threat center to track, share and analyze disinformation at scale.

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Supreme Court poised to rewrite how social media confronts disinformation

If the Supreme Court backs state efforts to limit platforms from blocking content, online disinformation could surge.

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How one group of ‘fellas’ is winning the meme war in support of Ukraine

The NAFO movement has become an important component of the information war playing out online between Russia and Ukraine.

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Nord Stream pipeline disinformation fits pattern of Russian information warfare

Experts say the way Russia is using disinformation around Nord Stream fits a pattern of how it historically approaches information warfare.

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How ‘China coup’ tweets went viral, and what it says about the rapid spread of disinformation

China coup tweets originated with Chinese dissident networks, but spread quickly and ultimately lead to news coverage in India.

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Senate reports details inefficiencies, confusion at key U.S. counterintelligence center

Sen. Mark Warner said “new threats and new technology mean that we have to make substantial adjustments to our counterintelligence posture.”

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Senators slam social media companies for failure to keep disinformation from going viral

Tech executives say they are working hard to fight disinformation, but lawmakers and critics say they simply aren’t doing enough.

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Senators expected to grill current, former social media executives on disinformation

A former Facebook executive turned critic is expected to testify about how the company prioritizes growth over safety.

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