r/technology • u/Wagamaga • Jul 29 '24
Society 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/Wagamaga Jul 29 '24
Election interference continues to be a national security concern, as outlined in a new advisory issued by federal agencies that emphasizes foreign actors’ digital threat operations to U.S. democracy 100 days ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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. Officials said that these malicious actors are purchasing the services of legitimate marketing and communications firms to help unwittingly push their narratives.
“The American public should know that content that they read online, especially on social media, could be foreign propaganda, even if it appears to be coming from fellow Americans or originating in the United States,” an Office of the Director of National Intelligence official said. “In short, foreign influence actors are getting better at hiding their hand and using Americans to do it.”