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.
CS Digest Section: Information Warfare
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
The countries - Britain, Finland, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and the United States - signed the memorandum to set up the so-called "hybrid threat" center in Helsinki with the support of the Finnish government.
http://www.therepublic.com/2017/04/11/eu-finland-eu-nato-hybrid-threats/
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/
