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DDoS attack on US Health agency part of coordinated campaign

March 18, 2020 0 Comments coronavirus, covid-19, DDoS, disinformation campaigns, Government security, hhs, human services, Law & order, nation state hacking, nation-state, security threats, us department of health

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 11:54:20 +0000

It coincided with a disinformation campaign carried out via SMS, email and social media claiming that national quarantine was imminent.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/eIFGE7W8MpI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat

February 10, 2020 0 Comments ballot tampering, disinformation, disinformation campaigns, election meddling, fake news, FBI, Government security, nation state hacking, russia, security threats, us elections, vote fixing

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:20:55 +0000

Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KHa-fKvAVcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Undercover reporter tells all after working for a Polish troll farm

November 4, 2019 0 Comments cat@net, disinformation, disinformation campaigns, epr, facebook, fake accounts, fake discussions, fake news, fundacja reporterow, Instagram, internet research agency, investigate europe, IRA, katarzyna pruszkiewicz, kulawa rebelia, macedonia, media monitoring, operation lame rebellion, poland, rebellion on crutches, russia, smear campaigns, Social networks, support campaigns, troll farm, trollery, trolls, twitter, undercover reporter, veles

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 11:58:41 +0000

Together with her troll colleagues, she managed 200 fake social profiles, promoted clients’ products, and trolled their competitors.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/C6Rb8RS3-Z8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>