AI generated Pentagon explosion photograph goes viral on Twitter

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We take a look at a viral hoax on Twitter which used AI generated imagery to claim an explosion had occurred close to the Pentagon.

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A week in security (October 10 – 16)

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The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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Anti-war open-source software developer targets Russians and Belarussians with “protestware”

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:07:26 +0000

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought to life protestware. It’s also beginning to ruin the open-source developer community.

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Meta blocks Russia-Ukraine disinformation campaigns on Facebook, Instagram

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:09:35 +0000

Meta says it has detected and removed two disinformation campaigns regarding the current Russia-Ukraine war.

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CISA offers guidance on dealing with information manipulation

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:32:29 +0000

A new CISA Insights document offers steps organizations can take to mitigate the effects of information manipulation.

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FBI director warns of sustained Russian disinformation threat

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:20:55 +0000

Russia is still using social media in a sustained campaign to dabble in US affairs, according to FBI director Chris Wray.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/KHa-fKvAVcA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Twitter bans deepfakes, but only those ‘likely to cause harm’

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:52:30 +0000

Twitter isn’t interested in how the “synthetic or manipulated” media is created, but if it has the potential to cause harm it’ll be removed.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/6IJPjMtC2sA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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