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Facebook Links Massive Disinformation Operation to China

Data Breach Today

Spamouflage' Controlled Thousands of Facebook Pages But Struggled for Engagement Facebook parent Meta unearthed a Chinese propaganda campaign active across dozens of social media sites in what the company calls the largest known cross-platform influence operation in the world.

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Google: Influence Operator Dragonbridge Floods Social Media in Sprawling Cyber Campaign

Dark Reading

Google has mounted a massive takedown, but Dragonbridge's extensive capabilities for generating and distributing vast amounts of largely spammy content calls into question the motivation behind the group.

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Pro-China Operatives Push Protests, Pandemic Conspiracies

Data Breach Today

Report: Network of Fake Social Media Accounts Growing, Targets Dissidents Researchers say a pro-China influence operation leveraging a network of fake social media accounts has expanded, promoting in-person protests and narratives around COVID-19 and U.S.

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Meta Cripples China's Signature 'Spamouflage' Influence Op

Dark Reading

The social media giant is taking on Dragonbridge, the "largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world."

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Elections 2024, artificial intelligence could upset world balances

Security Affairs

It is, therefore, correct to argue that the 2024 elections will be a crucial moment for world politics and, for this reason, not immune to operations aimed at influencing the outcome. In many cases, the fight is entrusted to the companies that manage social platforms, and their strategies are primarily driven by profit.

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Russian Troll Farm Targeted With Fresh US Sanctions

Data Breach Today

imposed fresh sanctions on a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and six employees of a notorious propaganda agency, who have all been accused of using social media to try and influence the 2018 midterm elections. Treasury Department Again Clamps Down on Putin Ally and Internet Research Agency The U.S.

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Russian trolls and bots are back, targeting Tuesday’s U.S. midterms.

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Steven Lee Myers at the NYT had the scoop on this typical Russian influence operation which really is social engineering at scale: "The user on Gab who identifies as Nora Berka resurfaced in August after a yearlong silence on the social media platform, reposting a handful of messages with sharply conservative political themes before writing a stream (..)

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