Chinese intelligence agencies are doctoring the Chinese National Vulnerabilities Database (CNNVD) to hide security flaws that government hackers might have an interest in, according to a report released on Friday by US threat intelligence firm Recorded Future.
CS Digest Section: Information Warfare
Update on Twitter’s Review of the 2016 U.S. Election
When we appeared before the United States Congress last fall, Twitter publicly committed to regularly updating both congressional committees and the public on findings from our ongoing review into events surrounding the 2016 U.S. election.
https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/company/2018/2016-election-update.html
First Evidence That Social Bots Play a Major Role in Spreading Fake News
Fake news and the way it spreads on social media is emerging as one of the great threats to modern society. In recent times, fake news has been used to manipulate stock markets, make people choose dangerous health-care options, and manipulate elections, including last year’s presidential election in the U.S. Clearly, there is an urgent need for a way to
Germany Confirms Cyber Attacks on Political Party Think Tanks
German officials and lawmakers say the attacks are the latest in a series aimed at disrupting German elections and damaging Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has pushed to maintain sanctions on Russia over its actions in eastern Ukraine.
Real or Fake? AI Is Making It Very Hard to Know
Powerful machine-learning techniques are making it increasingly easy to manipulate or generate realistic video and audio, and to impersonate anyone you want with amazing accuracy.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604270/real-or-fake-ai-is-making-it-very-hard-to-know/
Experts Say Automated Accounts Sharing Fake News Ahead of French Election
The study to be published Friday and another published on Wednesday add evidence to complaints by officials in France, Germany and the United States that Russia is trying to replicate its cyber-powered election meddling in American politics.
New Center to Combat Disinformation to be Built in Finland
Google’s War on Fake News Goes Global: Search Results now Tagged ‘True’ or ‘False’
The fact-check tagging system, which is rolling out globally on Google Search and News, expands on a program introduced by Google's Jigsaw group to Google News in the UK and US in October.
Experts Warn Congress of Ongoing Russian Information Warfare Against Europe
Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik IIves was one of four experts who spoke Thursday on Capitol Hill about Russian hacking and propaganda efforts designed to undermine The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and European Union.
https://www.cyberscoop.com/experts-warn-congress-ongoing-russian-information-warfare-europe/
