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The devil is in the details
Russian propaganda and fakes pose a threat to the whole world
Fakes and propaganda often imperceptibly penetrate the news feed and social networks, shaping people's thoughts, or doubts, or emotions. When this is repeated in a circle, a person inevitably becomes a carrier of the "information virus", regardless of position, status and profession. The only thing that can save her from this is to rely on facts and evidence. But it is important to determine their source.
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Kremlin cybercriminals are attacking government websites and companies in Belgium
Hackers use DDoS attacks to overload servers with an excessive number of malicious requests, making websites inaccessible to real users.
In particular, the websites of the banking federation Febelfin, the Ministry of Economy, and the port of Antwerp-Zebrugge are not working. The website of the Belgian Cyber Security Center is also unavailable.
According to VRT (https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/10/10/hackerscollectief-opnieuw/), the pro-russian hacker group NoName057 is involved in cyberattacks. Hackers claim that their actions are a response to the statement of Defense Minister Lyudivin Dedonder about the intention to purchase three Caesar artillery installations for Ukraine.
Let's add that NoName057 has been carrying out attacks on allied sites since the beginning of the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine.
At the same time, a fairly powerful cyber community is also working on the side of Ukraine, which neutralizes similar hacker groups, as well as institutions involved in the kremlin's armed and informational aggression. You can join here
"Reporters Without Borders" is launching a project to analyze the impact of propaganda and disinformation in the world
The key goal of the "Propaganda Monitor" project is to highlight the mechanisms and multifaceted nature of propaganda, increase public awareness of the problems it covers, and help better navigate the information space.As stated on the organization's website, the first season of the project will be devoted to Russian propaganda, with a special emphasis on the Kremlin-controlled media "rt".
"If the promotion of credible journalism is the antidote to disinformation and propaganda, then understanding their mechanisms and identifying their subjects is a necessary condition for blocking them," RSF believes. In addition, the Propaganda Monitor section of the site brings together RSF's previous research and analysis on the topic, portraits, interviews and other content produced by international teams.
Russia bribed more than 130,000 citizens of Moldova to prevent its accession to the EU
In Moldova, a large-scale operation by russia with the aim of influencing the results of the referendum on the country's accession to the European Union and the results of the presidential elections was revealed. The head of the General Inspectorate of the Police of Moldova, Viorel Chornuetsanu, said that only in September, 15 million dollars were transferred from russia to the accounts of Moldovan citizens. They were supposed to spread disinformation, carry out provocations and attack state institutions.
"russia seeks not only to corrupt voters, but also to provoke protests and destabilization on the territory of Moldova," Chernuetsanu said.
As a reminder, a referendum will be held in Moldova on October 20, during which voters will answer the question: "Do you support the introduction of European integration into the constitution of Moldova." Based on its results, countries can make changes to the basic law related to European integration. At the same time as the referendum, the presidential election of Moldova will be held.
Russian special services are recruiting Europeans with pro-Russian views to Telegram
The messenger, originating from russia, has become a tool for illegal networks recruiting young men in EU countries for the purpose of murder and sabotage. According to Western security services, the kremlin's special services are involved in these illegal actions.As indicated in the investigation by OCCRP (an international non-governmental investigative journalism organization that covers topics related to organized crime, corruption, etc.), one of these cases was an appeal to the fictional character Valery Ivanov, who was offered money for sabotage through the "Hello Bot" account - attacks on NATO military facilities or assassinations.
Similar Telegram channels are actively advertised in pro-russian media, including the "grey zone" channel (mercenary media of the Wagner group, russia). This method of recruitment has a low success rate, but is cheap for russia and can create chaos in Western societies, which is one of the main goals of the kremlin. Read the full text of the investigation here: https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/make-a-molotov-cocktail-how-europeans-are-recruited-through-telegram-to-commit-sabotage-arson-and- murder
Russia uses AI to spread fakes about Western companies in Ukraine
To carry out disinformation attacks, moscow's special services created fake news sites londoninsider.co.uk and talk-finance.co.uk with registration in Great Britain. These fake media copy British media resources. As established (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/22/fake-uk-news-sites-spreading-false-stories-about-western-firms-in-ukraine) The Guardian investigators, under the russian propaganda operation was caught by the American firm Sarn, which works in Ukraine in the field of energy and military equipment.
In the fake materials under the title "Guns, money and Sarn: How a Czech-American group looted Ukraine", the company is accused of alleged "arms trading", "judicial fraud" and "embezzlement of funds".
It is noted that the defamatory content on the sites has all the signs of using artificial intelligence, and the involved linguist came to the conclusion that the original text was created by a russian-speaking person. It was also found that under the materials on londoninsider.co.uk is the name of a real British journalist, but he denies any involvement with this resource.
According to the researchers, the increase in the number of fake British news sites is happening against the background of the intensification of disinformation campaigns on the Internet by russia. Please check the sources of information.
Russia intensified its information war against Moldova
On October 20, the people of Moldova will go to the polling stations to elect a new president. Also in the bulletin: questions about the country's future relations with the European Union. In anticipation of the double vote, the kremlin's disinformation machine started working with renewed vigor. moscow wants to convince Moldovans not to support the pro-European course of President Maia Sandu, which allegedly leads to the loss of sovereignty and threatens the country's security.Some pro-russian media outlets in Moldova engage in blatant outright disinformation, while others only quote opposition politicians fighting against Moldova's EU accession, such as former president Ihor Dodon, fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor, and former governor of Gagauzia Iryna Vlach.
Moldova received the status of a candidate for the EU in June 2022. The kremlin perceived this reversal of the former republic of the Soviet Union as the joining of Moldova to the anti-russian front, with which the West allegedly seeks to surround russia. For the past two years, pro-kremlin media have tried to portray Moldova's legal decisions on its path to the EU as "Russophobic" as part of the West's "hybrid war" against russia.And this despite the fact that russia illegally occupied part of the territory of Moldova (Transnistria) back in 1991, creating its own puppet government.Read more details about the information attacks of the kremlin in the article EUvsDisinfo:https://euvsdisinfo.eu/kremlin-disinformation-on-moldovas-referendum/
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