Google exec to UN: Ukraine ‘a crystal ball’ for info warfare
2 years, 6 months ago

Google exec to UN: Ukraine ‘a crystal ball’ for info warfare

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — A Google executive warned the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that cyberattacks, disinformation and other forms of information warfare being waged in Ukraine are a “crystal ball” for future problems elsewhere. “States must find a way to turn the volume down and settle on some kind of deterrence doctrine for the cyber domain,” Jared Cohen said at a council meeting on hate speech, incitement and atrocities in Ukraine. He said Ukraine “has been disproportionately targeted” by advanced cyberattacks since Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, adding: “It is essentially our crystal ball for what is likely to come.” The war in Ukraine upped pressure on tech companies to work harder to combat hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online. Ambassador James Kariuki said Tuesday, calling on Russia to “stop making such statements.” Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia repeated his country’s counterclaims that Ukrainian authorities’ rhetoric has poisoned citizens against Russia and Russian-speaking populations in Ukraine, with Western encouragement.

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UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of 'staggeringly reckless' sabotage campaign
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of 'staggeringly reckless' sabotage campaign

The Independent  

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UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage campaign
3 weeks, 4 days ago

UK intelligence chief accuses Russia of ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage campaign

Associated Press  

PARIS — The head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service said Friday that Russia is conducting a “staggeringly reckless” sabotage campaign against Ukraine’s Western allies, and that his spies are working to stop the consequences from spiraling out of control. MI6 chief Richard Moore said his agency and its French counterpart were working together to prevent a dangerous escalation by “calibrating …

U.K. intelligence chief accuses Russia of ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage campaign
3 weeks, 5 days ago

U.K. intelligence chief accuses Russia of ‘staggeringly reckless’ sabotage campaign

LA Times  

“The cost of supporting Ukraine is well-known, but the cost of not doing so would be infinitely higher,” Richard Moore, head of MI6, Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, says at the British Embassy in Paris on Friday. The head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service says Russia is conducting a “staggeringly reckless” sabotage campaign against Ukraine’s Western allies, and that his spies …

‘Guerrilla projects’: Russia revels in US allegations of media warfare
3 months, 1 week ago

‘Guerrilla projects’: Russia revels in US allegations of media warfare

Al Jazeera  

Public figures close to President Putin goad Washington after the DoJ alleged that RT is puppeteering social media influencers. Last week, the United States Department of Justice unsealed an indictment accusing a Tennessee-based company, believed to be Tenet Media, of accepting millions of dollars from the Russian state-owned media outlet RT and promoting “pro-Russia propaganda and disinformation across social media …

U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters
3 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters

NPR  

U.S. accuses Russia of sophisticated influence campaigns against U.S. voters toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday said it disrupted Russian-directed foreign malign influence campaigns it referred to as “Doppelganger,” that sought to spread Russian government propaganda. Separately, the DOJ accused two Russian employees of RT, the Russian state-owned media outlet, of a nearly $10 …

Britain is in 'a state of grey warfare with Russia', former head of MI6 warns - after the Mail revealed the Russian-linked fake news website which spread lies about the alleged Southport attacker
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Britain is in 'a state of grey warfare with Russia', former head of MI6 warns - after the Mail revealed the Russian-linked fake news website which spread lies about the alleged Southport attacker

Daily Mail  

Britain is in 'a state of grey warfare with Russia', the former head of MI6 has warned, after a Russia-linked social media account spread lies about the alleged Southport attacker. Sir Richard Dearlove said people don't 'understand the danger that we are in' as he called for greater awareness of how online misinformation is 'a fundamental tactic' in Russia's conflict …

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say

The Hindu  

The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America's adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election. “The American public should know that content that they read online — especially on social media — …

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia is relying on unwitting Americans to spread election disinformation, US officials say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election. What hasn’t changed, intelligence officials said, is the determination of these nations to seed the …

UK says Russia's intelligence service behind sustained attempts to meddle in British democracy
1 year ago

UK says Russia's intelligence service behind sustained attempts to meddle in British democracy

The Independent  

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France accuses Russia of faking websites to sow confusion and disinformation about Ukraine war
1 year, 6 months ago

France accuses Russia of faking websites to sow confusion and disinformation about Ukraine war

Associated Press  

France’s government accused Russia on Tuesday of operating a long-running online manipulation campaign, including impersonating the websites of leading French media and the French Foreign Ministry, aimed at spreading confusion and false information about the war in Ukraine. The French agency responsible for fighting foreign digital interference, VIGINUM, said it has monitored the alleged operation since soon after Russia invaded …

US has developed AI tool to battle 'Russian disinformation', says Antony Blinken
1 year, 7 months ago

US has developed AI tool to battle 'Russian disinformation', says Antony Blinken

Firstpost  

New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday said that Washington has developed an artificial intelligence-based system to detect and gather ‘Russian disinformation’ on the internet. Speaking at the Freedom House 2023 Annual Awards Ceremony, he said Russia continues to push a steady, relentless stream of disinformation about its war of aggression against Ukraine, to lie about and …

EU calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report
1 year, 10 months ago

EU calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report

Associated Press  

LONDON — Twitter failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online disinformation, drawing a rebuke Thursday from top officials of the 27-nation bloc. The company signed up to the EU’s voluntary 2022 Code of Practice on Disinformation last year — before billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought the social media platform. Google, …

Ukraine’s Cyberwar Chief Sounds Like He’s Winning
2 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine’s Cyberwar Chief Sounds Like He’s Winning

Wired  

Yurii Shchyhol doesn’t have a lot of time to spare. “This is the first time ever in history that we’ve had such a full-fledged cyberwar happening right now in Ukraine,” says Shchyhol, who’s tasked with keeping Ukraine’s cyber territory safe in the same way president Volodymyr Zelensky oversees the country’s physical armed forces. “The goal of the Russian hackers was …

Russia’s war on Ukraine deepens international cyber-defense cooperation
2 years, 3 months ago

Russia’s war on Ukraine deepens international cyber-defense cooperation

Live Mint  

LONDON : In the years leading up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Moscow’s hackers hammered the country with debilitating cyberattacks, including a pair that knocked out the lights to hundreds of thousands of people in two successive winters. “The cyberwar unleashed by Russia against Ukraine showed the importance of uniting the international community to counter aggression in cyberspace," Yuriy Shchygol, …

Russia’s information war expands through Eastern Europe
2 years, 5 months ago

Russia’s information war expands through Eastern Europe

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As bullets and bombs fall in Ukraine, Russia is waging an expanding information war throughout Eastern Europe, using fake accounts and propaganda to spread fears about refugees and rising fuel prices while calling the West an untrustworthy ally. For Russia’s leaders, expansive propaganda and disinformation campaigns are a highly cost-effective alternative to traditional tools of war or diplomacy, …

Google exec to UN: Ukraine 'a crystal ball' for info warfare
2 years, 6 months ago

Google exec to UN: Ukraine 'a crystal ball' for info warfare

The Independent  

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Pro-Russian hackers spread hoaxes to divide Ukraine, allies
2 years, 7 months ago

Pro-Russian hackers spread hoaxes to divide Ukraine, allies

Associated Press  

As Ukrainians flooded into Poland earlier this year to flee Russian invaders, a hacking group aligned with the Kremlin sought to spread rumors that criminal gangs were waiting to harvest the organs of child refugees. It’s one of several tactics outlined in a new report that outlines how Russia has used disinformation, fear and propaganda alongside bullets, tanks and soldiers …

U.S. lawmakers ask tech companies to archive evidence of potential Russian war crimes
2 years, 7 months ago

U.S. lawmakers ask tech companies to archive evidence of potential Russian war crimes

The Hindu  

Four Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked the CEOs of YouTube, TikTok, Twitter and Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc to archive content that could be used as evidence of suspected Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Ukraine and the West say Russian troops have committed war crimes in its 11-week invasion of its neighbour, in which thousands of civilians have been killed. …

Intel: Putin may cite Ukraine war to meddle in US politics
2 years, 8 months ago

Intel: Putin may cite Ukraine war to meddle in US politics

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Russian President Vladimir Putin may use the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine as a pretext to order a new campaign to interfere in American politics, U.S. intelligence officials have assessed. Top U.S. intelligence officials are still working on plans for a new center authorized by Congress focusing on foreign influence campaigns by Russia, China and other adversaries. “Our …

Meta: Russian invasion driving more disinformation online
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta: Russian invasion driving more disinformation online

Associated Press  

Hackers aligned with Russia broke into the social media accounts of dozens of Ukrainian military officers and were working to upload videos of defeated and surrendering Ukrainian soldiers when the plot was disrupted, according to a report Thursday from Meta that details a troubling increase in social media disinformation this year. Meta traced the effort to take over the social …

Meta: Russian invasion driving more disinformation online
2 years, 8 months ago

Meta: Russian invasion driving more disinformation online

The Independent  

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Russia draws up cases against Google for not removing banned info
2 years, 8 months ago

Russia draws up cases against Google for not removing banned info

Al Jazeera  

Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said Google could be fined as 20 percent of the company’s annual revenue in Russia for repeat offences. Russia’s communications regulator on Tuesday said it had drawn up two administrative cases against Alphabet Inc’s Google for failing to remove banned information from its YouTube video-sharing platform, accusing it of blatantly promoting false content. Roskomnadzor said Google …

Lesson from Ukraine: Not Just Tanks, Troops, India Needs Cyberwar Doctrine to Fight Enemies
2 years, 8 months ago

Lesson from Ukraine: Not Just Tanks, Troops, India Needs Cyberwar Doctrine to Fight Enemies

News 18  

The Ukraine-Russia conflict has various strategic and operational lessons for India. Yet, that characterisation misses out on two key facts: one, the multi-year run up to the Ukrainian invasion was full of cyberattacks and information war allegedly carried out by Russia against Ukraine; and two, Russia’s hybrid war doctrine has apparently been studied and followed to the hilt by the …

The West is losing the information war with Russia – and hasn’t even noticed
2 years, 9 months ago

The West is losing the information war with Russia – and hasn’t even noticed

The Telegraph  

These narratives build on long-running Russian influence operations in Africa, where Putin has been attempting to revive his country’s Cold War era diplomatic footprint and where many people depend on social media for news. Dr Grossman and DFR have tracked several covert campaigns probably tied to Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian oligarch known as “Putin’s chef” who is accused by US …

Moscow wants Google to stop spreading ‘threats’ against Russians
2 years, 9 months ago

Moscow wants Google to stop spreading ‘threats’ against Russians

Al Jazeera  

Russia state regulator says YouTube activities are ‘terrorist in nature’ and threaten life and health of Russian citizens. Russia has demanded that Alphabet Inc’s Google stop spreading what Moscow labelled as threats against Russian citizens on YouTube amid the war in Ukraine. ‘One-way game’ Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev criticised foreign social media firms on Friday for wishing death on …

Facebook allows posts urging violence against invading Russians
2 years, 9 months ago

Facebook allows posts urging violence against invading Russians

Al Jazeera  

Tech giant says will not allow credible threats against civilians but Russia demands US stop company’s ‘extremist activities’. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has temporarily eased its policy on violent speech following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying it will allow statements such as “death to Russian invaders” but not credible threats against civilians. The policy decision …

‘I want to donate to the Ukrainian military.’ Crowdfunding becomes part of Ukraine’s arsenal
2 years, 9 months ago

‘I want to donate to the Ukrainian military.’ Crowdfunding becomes part of Ukraine’s arsenal

LA Times  

It was one of the more unusual online crowdfunding efforts in recent years: When Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, many internet users and some mainstream American news outlets shared links for donating to Ukraine’s outmatched military. “I’ve had several folks reach out and say, ‘Hey, I want to donate to the Ukrainian military,” said Lindy Kyzer, director of content …

Russia-Ukraine war news updates: Twitter to label tweets linked to Russian state media
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war news updates: Twitter to label tweets linked to Russian state media

India Today  

Twitter will put warnings on tweets sharing links to Russian state-affiliated media, the platform said Monday, as Kremlin-tied outlets are accused of spreading misinformation about Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Twitter will put warnings on tweets sharing links to Russian state-affiliated media, the platform said Monday, as Kremlin-tied outlets are accused of spreading misinformation on Moscow's invasion of Ukraine https://t.co/6LduqubqRW — …

War in Ukraine: How Meta, Google and Other Tech Giants Are 'Combating' False Narrative
2 years, 9 months ago

War in Ukraine: How Meta, Google and Other Tech Giants Are 'Combating' False Narrative

News 18  

As Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities, another battle took place online and over the airwaves. Moscow ramped up efforts to control the narrative playing out in news media and on tech platforms, while big tech companies Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google put restrictions on Russia’s state-controlled media outlets in Ukraine and around the world. On …

War in Ukraine: How Russia Is Using TikTok to Spread Anti-Ukrainian Sentiment
2 years, 9 months ago

War in Ukraine: How Russia Is Using TikTok to Spread Anti-Ukrainian Sentiment

News 18  

The Russian TikTok video has it all: a cat, puppies and a pulsing background beat. Now they are putting them in play Analysts at several different research organizations contacted by The Associated Press said they are seeing a sharp increase in online activity by groups affiliated with the Russian state. The work has been underway for some time Researchers at …

Putin targets lots of Americans with disinformation. One example? Anti-vaccine groups
2 years, 10 months ago

Putin targets lots of Americans with disinformation. One example? Anti-vaccine groups

LA Times  

As Russian bombs and cruise missiles rocked cities across Ukraine early Thursday morning, another front in the long-simmering conflict was erupting. Russian “influence operations” relying on disinformation “exist at a steady state,” and have for years, added Brookie, but the ramp-up to war in Ukraine has brought “a massive surge.” Jennifer Granston, head of insights at the social media analytics …

US, Britain accuse Russia of cyberattacks targeting Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

US, Britain accuse Russia of cyberattacks targeting Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House blamed Russia on Friday for this week’s cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s defense ministry and major banks and warned of the potential for more significant disruptions in the days ahead. Anne Neuberger, the Biden administration’s deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, said the U.S. had rapidly linked Tuesday’s attacks to Russian military intelligence officers. …

Marco Rubio warns of unprecedented cyber war with Russia if Ukraine invaded
2 years, 10 months ago

Marco Rubio warns of unprecedented cyber war with Russia if Ukraine invaded

The Independent  

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US tries to name and shame Russian disinformation on Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

US tries to name and shame Russian disinformation on Ukraine

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a break from the past, the U.S. and its allies are increasingly revealing their intelligence findings as they confront Russian preparations for a possible invasion of Ukraine, looking to undercut Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plans by exposing them and deflecting his efforts to shape world opinion. White House press secretary Jen Psaki described a “strategic decision to …

Ukraine says Russia waging ‘hybrid war’ after cyberattack on government websites
2 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine says Russia waging ‘hybrid war’ after cyberattack on government websites

The Independent  

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Ukraine says evidence suggests Russia behind cyberattack
2 years, 11 months ago

Ukraine says evidence suggests Russia behind cyberattack

Al Jazeera  

Kyiv accuses Russia of waging a ‘hybrid war’ against it after Microsoft said dozens of computer systems at gov’t agencies were infected with malware. Ukraine has said it has evidence that Russia was behind a cyberattack that defaced its government websites and alleged that Moscow is engaged in an increasing “hybrid war” against it. “All evidence indicates that Russia is …

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