Latest Vault7 release exposes network-spying operation CIA kept secret since 2007. DAN GOODIN – 6/15/2017, 6:39 PM Home routers from 10 manufacturers, including Linksys, DLink, and Belkin, can be turned into covert listening posts that allow the Central Intelligence Agency to monitor and manipulate incoming and outgoing traffic and infect connected devices. That’s according to… Continue reading Advanced CIA firmware has been infecting Wi-Fi routers for years
Advanced CIA firmware has been infecting Wi-Fi routers for years
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Anti-Canada propaganda greets troops in Latvia
CBC IN LATVIA Anti-Canada propaganda greets troops in Latvia News site runs photos of disgraced, cross-dressing colonel, suggesting military is full of homosexuals By Chris Brown, CBC News Posted: Jun 16, 2017 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 16, 2017 8:51 AM ET Russian-language propagandists are taking aim at Canada’s military mission to Latvia by linking… Continue reading Anti-Canada propaganda greets troops in Latvia
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The war we’re not fighting against ISIS
Truth be told, we are fighting a war of information against ISIS. The Global Engagement Center has been waging this war for years, but outside the targeted area, we do not see it. This is not warfare waged in English… The church can respond and wage war against ISIS by any means it wants but… Continue reading The war we’re not fighting against ISIS
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Russia recognizes yellow toy duck as a method of political agitation
Friday, June 16, 2017 11:02:52 AM The police of St. Petersburg have recognized the yellow toy duck as a means of political agitation. This decision was taken after the anti-corruption action on June 12 on the Field of Mars, where many participants came with inflatable ducks. The publication Fontanka reports that the protocols drawn up by the… Continue reading Russia recognizes yellow toy duck as a method of political agitation
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Facebook using artificial intelligence to combat terrorist propaganda
Also: Facebook’s AI for targeting terrorists will go beyond Muslim extremists VentureBeat 12:20 Facebook Finally Turns AI on Terrorist Propaganda Direct Marketing News 12:01 Facebook Using AI to Wipe Out Terrorist Accounts Entrepreneur Magazine 11:46 Facebook explains how it uses AI to catch terrorists online Digital Journal 11:39 Facebook Using AI to Combat Terrorist Propaganda… Continue reading Facebook using artificial intelligence to combat terrorist propaganda
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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 16 June 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russia’s self-inflicted MSM flagellation continues, with major MSM blowback from Putin’s call-in (multiple Choke on Coffee Warnings), and Buzzfeed and Times reports on Russian assassinations of Russian emigres in the UK. Ukrainians detain suspects in Voronenkov assassination. New US sanctions bill targets European political corruption by blocking… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 16 June 2017
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European Parliament Committee Recommends End-To-End Encryption For All Electronic Communications
by Lucian Armasu June 16, 2017 at 7:00 AM – Source: Europa (pdf) The European Parliament’s (EP’s) Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs released a draft proposal for a new Regulation on Privacy and Electronic Communications. The draft recommends a regulation that will enforce end-to-end encryption on all communications to protect European Union… Continue reading European Parliament Committee Recommends End-To-End Encryption For All Electronic Communications
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‘Too Long On Your Throne’: Was Putin’s Big Phone-In Show Massively Trolled?
June 15, 2017 13:14 GMT Tom Balmforth MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin’s annual phone-in marathon was shaping up to be the carefully choreographed affair that Russians are accustomed to, until a string of brazenly defiant questions flashed across the backdrop and below the president as he spoke. As he fielded questions from select members of… Continue reading ‘Too Long On Your Throne’: Was Putin’s Big Phone-In Show Massively Trolled?
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‘Crash Override’ malware heightens fears for US electric grid
Years ago I was involved with a study of a national electrical grid, but not in the US. The ease that the network could be remotely accessed alarmed me, the liquidity and ease of communications through and around the system was incredible, and the vast amount of indifference to protecting such a system terrified me… Continue reading ‘Crash Override’ malware heightens fears for US electric grid
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What the Romans did for us: on the age-old art of propaganda
JEMIMAH STEINFELD 16 June 2017 People see propaganda as a modern problem – manipulation by mass media. But the story is far older, and the tactics are timeless. While the game has moved on, the rules remain the same. The EU’s police agency, Europol, recently revealed evidence that Isis is creating its own social media… Continue reading What the Romans did for us: on the age-old art of propaganda
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Countering disinformation online will require long-term engagement from the feds
BY MADELINE CHRISTIAN, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 06/12/17 02:40 PM EDT Technology companies and DC policymakers are lost in the fog of disinformation. Bombarded with too much information from too many refutable sources, they have responded in a piecemeal fashion with unsustainable “solutions.” In the face of a very real threat to democracy and national security… Continue reading Countering disinformation online will require long-term engagement from the feds
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Russia / Strategy Media Update – 17 June 2017
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Russia’s self-inflicted MSM flagellation continues, unabated. Some truly excellent essays and analyses on last week’s events in Russia. US sanctions expected to cripple oil industry in Russia. RFE/RL podcast notable, pointing out that in the absence of a salable propaganda theme, Putin may as done in the… Continue reading Russia / Strategy Media Update – 17 June 2017
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Army of Ukraine Continues to Close with and Destroy Russian Hordes
POSTED BY: GALAT 20:17 08/05/2017 Intense Army of Ukraine moto video highlights the men and the military assets that continue to keep the Russian-backed separatist hordes at bay in the east of the country. Although Western media has been silent regarding the ongoing conflict, there is still very much a war taking place and both… Continue reading Army of Ukraine Continues to Close with and Destroy Russian Hordes
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Yats: Keeping Out the “Medieval Empire”
Anonymous expert compilation, analysis, and reporting. </end editorial> Former Ukrainian PM and now de facto ambassador at large Arseniy Yatsenyuk yesterday posted some photos of the new Cold War style border defences Ukraine is constructing to keep the Russians out. Curiously, the language he uses in his English language version of this posting is dumbed… Continue reading Yats: Keeping Out the “Medieval Empire”
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Burqas Banned And LGBT Muslims Welcome At Germany’s First ‘Liberal’ Mosque
You might ask what this has to do with information operations, information warfare, public diplomacy, or strategic communications? The answer is everything. This should be the basis for countering extremist Islam – through information. I have personally sat through many lessons in a madrasa, an Islamic school, to learn Islam. In my opinion, what is… Continue reading Burqas Banned And LGBT Muslims Welcome At Germany’s First ‘Liberal’ Mosque
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Escape from Putin’s info bubble emboldens Russian youth
LONDON — The worldview of Russians under the age of 30, like their contemporaries everywhere, is shaped by YouTube, V’Kontaktye (Russia’s answer to Facebook) and hundreds of news, music and political websites and blogs. They don’t bother to watch Russian TV, with its Kremlin-controlled content, so they’re not trapped in the state’s information bubble. That… Continue reading Escape from Putin’s info bubble emboldens Russian youth
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NBC vows to air interview with conspiracy theorist Jones
Normally I wouldn’t even think twice about blogging this story, but the lead up to this story and the possible outcome is significant in the inform and influence world. Last weekend Megyn Kelly made her debut on NBC with an interview with Russian President Putin. Her coverage was soundly lambasted by many critics, saying she… Continue reading NBC vows to air interview with conspiracy theorist Jones
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Did Russia Kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Or Not? Russia – Professionals Or Not?
Seven days ago Russia claimed to have possibly killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Seven days. According to PATC, a full DNA test can be completed in 54 hours. That is two days and six hours in a dedicated lab. Russia is still claiming a propaganda coup for possibly having killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. From… Continue reading Did Russia Kill Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Or Not? Russia – Professionals Or Not?
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“Most common way that fake news spreads is from laziness” – Aric Toler (Bellingcat)
This article represents personal opinions of the author. Stopfake editors may not share this opinion. June 16, 2017 – 17:10 Aric Toler has been an employee at Bellingcat since 2015. He graduated with an MA in Slavic Languages & Literatures from the University of Kansas in 2013, focusing on Russian literature and intellectual history. After… Continue reading “Most common way that fake news spreads is from laziness” – Aric Toler (Bellingcat)
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Russia Today considers legal action over Emmanuel Macron ‘propaganda’ comments
“Considering” is the key word in this interview. Legal warfare is one of Russia’s tools in their Information Warfare toolkit. The threat is often never followed up, as long as the leader talks tough. Watch the video in its entirety. Margarita Simonyan gives a rare interview but plainly is playing the Russia is the victim… Continue reading Russia Today considers legal action over Emmanuel Macron ‘propaganda’ comments
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