Tag: Cyber Warfare

US-UK Intelligence Agencies Repurpose Cyber Tools Used in “War on Terror” Against Websites Promoting “Vaccine Hesitancy”

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Building List of Cyber Countermeasures Said to be Among Top Priorities of Incoming NSA Director

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The incoming director of the National Security Agency will be facing nearly unprecedented threats in the cyber realm from nations such as Russia and China, as well as non-state terror actors like ISIS. Those threats will include not just cyber-espionage …

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Former Employees of Russia’s “Troll factory” Corroborate Much of What U.S. Authorities Allege

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Russians who have worked at Russia’s infamous “troll factory” corroborate much of what was written in Robert Mueller’s indictment of thirteen Russian individuals and three entities last month for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

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Mueller Indictment Reveals Sophisticated Russian Social Media Disinformation Campaign, Complete with Shifts of Workers, Budgets and Reports

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The Mueller indictment lays out a sophisticated line of attack by Russian operatives using U.S. social media platforms to foment discord, disunity, and ultimately, distrust in the U.S. political system.  Operatives, according to the indictment, were directed to create “political …

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