Security News

Russian Trolls 'Spread Vaccine Misinformation' Online
2018-08-27 13:48

Bots and Trolls Account for Majority of Vaccine Tweets, Researchers FindPublic health alert: Russian trolls have been spreading "polarized and anti-vaccine" misinformation via social media in a...

Convicted! Anonymous Twitter troll not as anonymous as they thought
2018-06-18 12:34

It's surprising how many trolls don't realise that if Twitter knows who they are, the police can find out too.

While Zuck squirmed, Reddit revealed it found and killed 944 Russian troll factory accounts
2018-04-11 07:06

Posts hit hyper-partisan r/the_donald, CEO says most crimped before 2016 election While Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the US Congress, Reddit confessed to its own Russian problem.…

Tumblr troll-ban follows February indictments
2018-04-01 00:00

Russian pro-propaganda accounts boosted, but posts remain in place so users can delete them or not A group of Russian “troll factory” operators indicted in February were tagged by Tumblr last year.…

Out for Justice: Feds Battle Trolls
2018-02-23 11:18

Leading the latest edition of the ISMG Security Report: The Department of Justice indicts Russians for allegedly running an industrialized troll factory designed to influence U.S. politics. Also,...

Information Warfare: Gauging Trolls' Influence on Democracy
2018-01-30 14:33

CIA Chief Warns Russia is Seeking to Influence US Midterm ElectionsHow effective are nation-backed trolls at influencing individuals via social media? An analysis of Russian trolls' accounts...