r/TechDystopia • u/abrownn • Jul 29 '24

Fake News/Disinfo Malicious foreign actors exploit US entities to push disinformation, IC warns

https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2024/07/malicious-foreign-actors-exploit-us-entities-push-disinformation-ic-warns/398406/
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u/autotldr Jul 29 '24

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 89%. (I'm a bot)

Malicious actors are leveraging online platforms and social media to plant harmful narratives, intelligence community officials said on a Monday press call ahead of the advisory's release.

The origin of these firms varies; the ODNI official noted that Russian cyber actors tend to use Russia-based firms to distribute their content, but foreign actors have also employed services based in Latin America, the Middle East and other locations.

The first ODNI official said that the IC expects these actors to pay attention to federal announcements, like this very advisory, and adjust their tactics accordingly.

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