Even with all the testing, the company said in its released research that the model tightened up once it was “aware” it was being evaluated.| CyberScoop
REST Media has garnered millions of views on social media for its content targeting Moldova’s pro-EU leadership. Researchers say it’s a Kremlin operation.| CyberScoop
The IC said Moscow-directed actors and other countries could threaten election officials with violence to disrupt vote counting and certification.| CyberScoop
A video of someone ripping up supposed Trump votes in Bucks County is fake and likely originated from Russia, while Trump supporters in the state falsely accused a group of nuns of mass voter fraud.| CyberScoop
Officials said they’ve put in place multiple new procedures specifically to deal with claims of election malfeasance and fraud from local voters.| CyberScoop
The judge called Tina Peters “a charlatan” after she gave a rambling defense of her actions.| CyberScoop
An earlier ruling in the case had paralyzed communications between the government and online platforms to coordinate on mis- and disinformation.| CyberScoop
U.S. officials said they expect Russia, Iran and China to increase the cadence of influence operations targeting voters over the final two months of this election cycle.| CyberScoop
The U.S. government announced indictments, seizures and sanctions against individuals they say were associated with a propaganda campaign targeting the 2024 election.| CyberScoop
Beijing’s influence operations are experimenting with synthetically generated content to carry out influence operations, per Microsoft report.| CyberScoop