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A week in security (November 4 – November 10)

November 11, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, awis, cyber, facebook, fake news, Hacking, Mobile, round up, social media, twitter, week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 16:38:19 +0000

A roundup of important security news from the week of November 4–10, including the release of Malwarebytes 4.0, vendor email compromise, fake news, robocalls, and more.

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Security Sophos

AI wordsmith too dangerous to be released… has been released

November 11, 2019 0 Comments AI, algorithm, Artificial intelligence, disinformation, fake news, gpt-2, Machine Learning, openai, Spam, text-generation, transformer

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 11:50:47 +0000

The text-generating AI has only been released in neutered forms until now, for fear it would be used to mass-produce fake news and spam.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Gp2bPEYqYs8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

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=””/>

Security Sophos

Twitter bans political ads

November 1, 2019 0 Comments AI, facebook, fake news, Machine Learning, misinformation, political ads, Social networks, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2019 11:24:43 +0000

Interesting timing: Right before Facebook’s earnings call, two weeks after Facebook said it won’t pull political ads that spout lies.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/4ojwnOWi26U” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

New Facebook AI fools facial recognition

October 29, 2019 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, Audio and Video, biometrics, de-identification, deep fakes, facebook, facebook research, facial recognition, fake news, Machine Learning, Privacy

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 11:37:19 +0000

The technology – which Facebook won’t use in its own apps – subtly distorts face images so they’re still recognizable, but not to machines.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/98QOXSevUPY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

TikTok says no, senators, we’re not under China’s thumb

October 28, 2019 0 Comments china, Chuck Schumer, cyber espionage, fake news, Government security, letter, Mobile, national security, senators, Social networks, TikTok, tom cotton

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 13:20:57 +0000

US lawmakers asked intelligence to look into whether the app and others like it could pose a security threat or be used to influence opinion.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GlESIs9AFxA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Facebook pulls fake news networks linked to Russia and Iran

October 23, 2019 0 Comments 2020 us presidential elections, blmnews, compromised accounts, facebook, fake accounts, fake news, graphika, Instagram, internet research agency, IRA, iraq, liberty front press, nathaniel gleicher, political ads, russia, russian troll army, russian trolls, Social networks

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:02:15 +0000

It took down four foreign interference campaigns and announced initiatives to prevent foreign interference in US elections.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/kiW_2Z3IoYY” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Deepfakes have doubled, overwhelmingly targeting women

October 9, 2019 0 Comments AI, cyberbullying, deepfake audio, deepfake detection, deepfakes, deeptrace, fake news, Law & order, Machine Learning, pornography, Privacy, revenge porn, synthetic media

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:19:18 +0000

Deepfake tech has push-button apps and service portals. Can code commodification do the same for detection, so women can actually afford it?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OKH0ZUc2ZQE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

Security Sophos

Social media manipulation as a political tool is spreading

September 30, 2019 0 Comments computational propaganda, cyber troops, disinformation, fake news, global inventory of organised social media manipulation, hate speech, Law & order, political bots, politics, propaganda, public opinion, social media, Social networks, trolls, university of oxford

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:05:39 +0000

Researchers say ‘cyber troops’ in 70 countries are using it to automate suppression, mount smear campaigns, or spread disinformation.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-Wc88WInp-I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook launches $10m deepfake detection project

September 9, 2019 0 Comments AI, Artificial intelligence, deepfakes, facebook, fake news, generative adversarial networks, Microsoft, security threats, Social networks

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:09:52 +0000

If you’re worried about the evil potential of deepfake video, you’re not alone; so is Facebook.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M4dTDNkzUsk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>