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Facebook Takedowns Reveal Sophistication of Russian Trolls
2020-03-13 02:13

Facebook and Twitter revealed evidence Thursday suggesting that Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect. Facebook said the network of accounts it removed was in the "Early stages" of building an audience.

Cyborgs, Trolls and Bots: A Guide to Online Misinformation
2020-02-08 16:50

Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. WAR OF THE BOTS AND CYBORGS. The disposable foot soldiers in this digital conflict are bots.

Trolls-For-Hire Pave Way For Sophisticated Social Media Hacks
2020-01-28 20:51

Those two forces are, one, individual social media users and, second, the engagement algorithms used by social media platforms. Social media algorithms can be used to magnify a troll's message and promote the re-sharing of a message that appeals to a niche corner of a social media platform.

Twitter trolls attack epileptics with seizure-inducing images
2019-12-20 11:41

They hijacked the Epilepsy Foundation's hashtags and name during national epilepsy awareness month, when the most people follow the feed.

Undercover reporter tells all after working for a Polish troll farm
2019-11-04 11:58

Together with her troll colleagues, she managed 200 fake social profiles, promoted clients’ products, and trolled their competitors.

Russian Troll Farm Targeted With Fresh US Sanctions
2019-10-01 09:03

Treasury Department Again Clamps Down on Putin Ally and Internet Research AgencyThe U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and six employees of a...

Slack slings crypto-keys at big biz, union gets worked over, VPN owners probed, trolls trouble vets, and more
2019-03-24 10:34

Plus, two crooks craft a veritable fraudocopia Roundup This week we got freaked out about heart implant hacks, welcomed a new Microsoft security tool, and endured yet another Facebook fsck up.…

When the bits hit the FAN: US military accused of knackering Russian trolls, news org's IT gear amid mid-term elections
2019-03-01 21:05

Despite fried RAID and deleted hard drives, Federal News Agency calls US Cyber Command attack a failure A Russian new service is claiming that US attacks on it and an organisation accused of...

US pushed Russian troll factory offline during US midterm elections
2019-02-28 13:00

The US blocked internet access to Russian trolls who, they say, were trying to spread FUD.

Before Elections, US Cut Russian Trolls' Internet Access
2019-02-27 11:18

Mindful of Escalation, American Spies Cautiously Spar with RussiaThe U.S. military curtailed the internet access of an infamous Russian trolling operation around the mid-term elections in November...