Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz walk onstage for a campaign rally at the Fiserv Forum on Aug. 20 in Milwaukee. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Russian threat groups shift attention to Harris-Walz campaign, researchers find Microsoft said it took some time for Kremlin-affiliated organizations to turn their focus to the revised Democratic presidential ticket. Sep 17, 2024 By Tim Starks
Iran, Isfahan, Imam Square, Sheikh Lotfollah mosque, world heritage of the UNESCO; Tuul & Bruno Morandi, via Getty Images Microsoft: Iran makes late play to meddle in U.S. elections The effort from four separate groups includes both hacking attempts and fake news campaigns, according to the company. Aug 9, 2024 By Tim Starks
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) leaves the U.S. Capitol on July 11. (Photo by Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images) Senate Intel chair warns confluence of factors make election threats worse Sen. Mark Warner said influence operations are easy and cheap, and their social media audience is more willing to believe them. Jul 25, 2024 By Tim Starks
An Iranian flag waves in a wind outside the Vienna International Centre hosting the United Nations (UN) headquarters and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as the socalled EU 5+1 talks with Iran take place in Vienna, on July 3, 2014. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images) How an Iranian-linked influence campaign pivoted after Oct. 7 attack on Israel The multi-phase campaign seeks to divide and undermine Israeli society, according to a new Recorded Future analysis. May 8, 2024 By AJ Vicens
Conservative demonstrators who allege that the government pressured or colluded with social media platforms to censor right-leaning content protest outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, March 18, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) Defining coercion at heart of Supreme Court case on government jawboning platforms Monday’s case has major ramifications for the relationship between the government and social media platforms and policing disinformation. Mar 18, 2024 By Derek B. Johnson
US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at a joint news conference with Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard and Mexican Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodriguez at the State Department in Washington on October 13. Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) DHS warns of malicious AI use against critical infrastructure The DHS report warns of state-backed hackers using AI for both malware development and election interference. Sep 14, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
Twitter’s logo is pictured on screen reflected by mirrors in Mulhouse, eastern France on May 30, 2023. (Photo by Sebastien Bozon/AFP/Getty Images) Pro-Chinese Twitter accounts seek to expand Beijing’s influence in Latin America One of the accounts directs users to an app that gathers personally identifiable information and seeks access to Twitter accounts. Jul 11, 2023 By AJ Vicens
FBI Director Christopher Wray, Director of the National Security Agency Gen. Paul Nakasone, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and CIA Director William Burns testify during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing concerning worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill March 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) US intel: Chinese influence operations are growing more aggressive, more similar to Russia’s China is stepping up efforts to influence U.S. public opinion, which increasingly resemble Russian operations. Mar 8, 2023 By Elias Groll
Chinese flag made by children holding up colored boards in North Korea on Sept. 6, 2012. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art In All Of Us/Corbis via Getty Images) Chinese influence operations may lack critical element: influence A Chinese influence operation has hundreds of thousands of accounts and almost zero influence, a new report claims. Jan 26, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
A picture taken on July 5, 2017 shows a souvenir kiosk offering among others a drawing depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a baby with the face of former U.S. President Donald Trump. (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images) Researchers: Large language models will revolutionize digital propaganda campaigns Advances in machine learning will make it cheaper and easier to carry out influence operations at scale. Jan 11, 2023 By Elias Groll