A Russian disinfo campaign disclosed by the FBI argued that Twitter/X, had become “the only mass platform that could currently be utilized” in the United States.". because it was the only one that didn't remove Russian created content
Residents tell Yemen Monitor of internet outage and slowdown in Sanaa and Houthi areas
Report: Lebanon prevents Iranian planes from entering its airspace - after Israel hacked into the airport systems in Beirut
US offering $10 million reward for info on Iranian cyber actors liked to IRGC election meddling efforts
1 month agoThe IDF says it has uncovered at least 17 fake social media profiles operated by the Hezbollah terror group in a plot to gather intelligence on the military. The profiles, uncovered by the IDF's Information Security Department, tried to trick soldiers into revealing sensitive information about their location in bases and troop locations, the military says.
1 month agoTikTok has removed the accounts of propagandists Sputnik International, Sputnik Serbia, Sputnik Afrique, Sputnik Africa, Sputnik Brasil, Sputnik Mundo and Sputnik Indonesia. This happened amid accusations from the US that propagandists interfered in the elections, RT complains.
1 month agoThe National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has banned the use of Telegram in state authorities, military formations, and critical infrastructure facilities
The relevant authorities are checking the veracity of the information about the cyberattack by Russian hackers on the database of the office of the Prime Minister of Armenia
Microsoft has observed a notable shift in Russian influence operations tactics reflecting the changing U.S. political environment. Specifically, we have observed Russia pivot towards targeting the Harris-Walz campaign.
1 month agoOne of the explosions of communication devices of Hezbollah filmed
1 month agoThe mem @elonmusk posted apparently was created by someone named Sofiya, who worked for a Russian government agency sanctioned by the US and aimed at spreading propaganda in the West. @cxemu got access to a massive data leak and uncovered some interesting details
Meta bans RT and other Russian state media networks
Website of "President of Abkhaziya" was hacked
U.S. is imposing sanctions on 5 individuals and one entity associated with the Intellexa Consortium for their role in developing, operating, and distributing commercial spyware tech misused to target Americans, including U.S. officials, journalists, and policy experts
1 month agoConfirmed: Metrics show a nation-scale disruption to internet service in Senegal with connectivity registering at 8% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to widespread power outages with Senelec reporting distribution failures after an incident at Hann Substation
1 month agoRussian EvilWeb hackers claimed cyberattack against Lockheed Martin
X (formerly Twitter) has been experiencing international outages for some users; incident not related to country-level internet disruptions or filtering
Telegram Messenger shutters multiple Hamas channels including group's main channel, spokesman Abu Obaida and English channels
CNN: US has detected increased Russian military activity around key undersea cables and believes Russia may now be more likely to carry out potential sabotage aimed at disabling a critical communications infrastructure, two US officials tell
2 month agoThe @FBI announce a $10 m award for information leading to the arrest of GRU Unit 29155 hackers who targeted Ukrainian gov't infrastructure at the start of the invasion
Russia RT employees facing charges: -31 yo Kostiantyn Kalashnikov -27yo Elena Afanasyeva Both charged with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and conspiracy to commit money laundering
"Russia is not the only foreign power seeking to interfere" per AG GarlandSays seeing "increasingly aggressive" activity by Iran
At the end of July, Sberbank suffered the most powerful DDoS attack in its history, organized by the IT army of Ukraine, - said Stanislav Kuznetsov, deputy chairman of the bank's board. The attack lasted 13 hours, he said, and in addition to the Ukrainian side, several third-party botnets, consisting of more than 62 thousand devices, also participated in it.
Starlink Says Are Complying with The Order to Block Access to X in Brazil- Post on X
2 month agoUsers in Russia complaining on the issues with online marketplaces Wildberries and Ozon, and Telegram messenger
Russian hackers "EvilWeb" claimed cyberattack against website of French agency on Cybersecurity
State Dept is announcing a reward offer of up to $2.5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Volodymyr Kadariya, aka Kadaria or Vladimir Kadaria, who is wanted in the U.S. for his alleged participation in a significant malware organization
2 month agoMetrics show internet connectivity levels have fallen in multiple regions of Ukraine including Kyiv after a series of deadly Russian missile and drone attacks targeting energy infrastructure followed by emergency power shutdowns
French media: Telegram owner investigated by cybersecurity and anti-fraud units
Baza: Russian officials have received an order to delete official correspondence in Telegram. According to Baza's sources, such an order was sent to employees of a number of law enforcement agencies, as well as officials of the Presidential Administration and the Government of Russia. In addition, according to sources, such an order was given to senior officials of the Russian Defense Ministry, as well as some major businessmen.
