Wed, Nov 20, 2019

Cyber-attack knocks out Georgian websites, comes with a surprise

Over 2,000 Georgian government, nonprofit, and private websites hit with malicious code

Tue, Nov 19, 2019

Trudeaus and Trudeaunts — memes have an impact during Canadian elections

Memes on Pinterest gamify polarization in Canadian elections

Mon, Nov 18, 2019

Sockpuppet accounts impersonate India’s space agency chief

Accounts appeared amid increased public attention to the space agency following an unsuccessful attempt at a lunar landing

Wed, Nov 13, 2019

Secondary Infektion redux? Suspected Russian intelligence operation targets Greenland

The operation employed the same strategy an earlier suspected Russian disinformation operation

Fri, Nov 8, 2019

The Kremlin augments its digital tools for cracking down on protesters

The Kremlin is perfecting digital tools against citizens who dare to protest the government

Fri, Nov 8, 2019

Venezuelan “chavista” accounts take an interest in Chilean protests

Pro-Maduro accounts are tweeting about the Chilean protests, but there is no evidence of a state-backed information operation

Wed, Nov 6, 2019

Is this granny a bot? The challenges of detecting automation

A Brazilian account that mixes bot-like and human-like features illustrates the difficulty in determining whether an account is automated

Fri, Nov 1, 2019

Suspicious Twitter accounts boosted Taliban hashtag prior to Afghan election

The hashtag, promoting Taliban activity, may have been amplified to thwart voters and to assert Taliban control of Afghanistan

by Alyssa Kann

Tue, Oct 29, 2019

Pro-Kremlin sources target the BBC for report on murdered Chechen commander

Russian officials, news sites, and social network users accused the BBC of glorifying Zelimkhan Khangoshvili

Thu, Oct 24, 2019

Facebook takes down Iranian assets, some targeting Latin American audiences

Iran-based assets targeted audiences in Latin America and the United States with pro-Iranian messaging

Wed, Oct 16, 2019

Bot-like Turkish accounts wage anti-Kurdish hashtag campaign

As Turkey prepared to take large swaths of northeast Syria, pro-Turkish Twitter accounts waged a parallel information campaign

by Alyssa Kann

Wed, Oct 16, 2019

Bot-like Turkish accounts wage anti-Kurdish hashtag campaign

As Turkey prepared to take large swaths of northeast Syria, pro-Turkish Twitter accounts waged a parallel information campaign

by Alyssa Kann