Collaborate Disseminate
Dunkin Donuts, Citibank and Adidas have had their Google-placed ads displayed on Russian state-owned sites fueling disinformation.
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CISA Director Jen Easterly said election security has grown more complex as disinformation and threats against election workers have surged.
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A group known as the Elves formed after three Lithuanian friends decided to work together to take on Russian trolls.
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More than 70 bogus sites in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia are part of an information operation pushing pro-Beijing messages.
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Disinformation scholars worry that a formal government apparatus to label and quash disinformation could be manipulated by partisan politics.
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The way influence operators manipulated a bland statement from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin exemplifies how disinformation spreads, experts said.
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The latest operation of the Dragonbridge information campaign shows signs of refinement, researchers said.
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Russia want to control the internet in occupied Ukraine to feed the population disinformation — and to prevent Ukrainians from sharing video of Russian troops with Ukrainian soldiers, one expert said.
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Rep. Adam Smith said the U.S. needs to invest in modernizing national security software and systems, which he said are vulnerable to cyberattacks.
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Brookings researchers conducted their study over 120 days.
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