ICYMI
This page is designed to gather a timeline of the Doppelganger operation with a few elements collected from different
reports.
The campaign included a diverse mix of memes, falsified videos and government documents, and a network of websites impersonating legitimate news outlets across Europe to disseminate fake stories aimed at undermining Western support for Ukraine after Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022.
More here;
https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-disinformation-propaganda-campaign/33123498.html
Part of the documents were in the Doppelganger affidavit
Leaked Records Detail Vast Russian Influence Campaign Targeting Ukraine, EU
documents obtained by a consortium of European media outlets and shared with Schemes, the investigative unit of RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service, highlight the internal operations of the Social Design Agency, a Moscow-based company that the United States says has led the propaganda campaign at the Kremlin's behest.
https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/skhemy-kreml-dezinformatsiya-asd-hambashydze/33121898.html
The America JD Vance is talking too TheoBros
"Many TheoBros, for example, don’t think women belong in the pulpit or the voting booth—and even want to repeal the 19th Amendment. For some, prison reform would involve replacing incarceration with public flogging. Unlike more mainstream Christian nationalists, like House Speaker Mike Johnson, who are obsessed with the US Constitution, many TheoBros believe that the Constitution is dead"
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/09/theobros-jd-vance-christian-nationalism/
Oh goodie Charlie Brooker is gonna do a follow up sequel to "U.S.S Callister" first time ever he's done this in #BlackMirror
Black Mirror series seven cryptic trailer released as Doctor Who and The Crown stars join Netflix cast
And in black mirror styke
TCKR_Confidential_NotForDistribution.mp4
Links:
Tfl password resets
Google air-gapped back-up
https://www.securityweek.com/google-introduces-air-gapped-backup-vault-to-thwart-ransomware/
Whois
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/113119798787769497
Global workforce challenges in cybersecurity
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/global-cyber-workforce-flatlines-isc2/726667/
Jerry Bell and Andrew Kalat discuss the latest cybersecurity news and issues. Stories include Transportation for London requiring in-person password resets after a security incident, Google’s new ‘air-gapped’ backup service, the impact of a rogue ‘Whois’ server, and the ongoing ramifications of the Moveit breach. The episode also explores workforce challenges in cybersecurity.
Check out this Podcast: Defensive Security Podcast Episode 279
Lets just say a lot of peeps will be a lil disappointed if there is not an on/off line Chris has to say - Charlie Brooker will go down a few notches in my ratings.... for 2.3 secs that is 😆
Google announced that starting today, passkeys added to Google Password Manager will automatically sync between Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and ChromeOS devices for logged-in users.
"You can set up a six-digit PIN by default, or select 'PIN options' to create a longer alpha-numeric PIN," Chrome product manager Chirag Desai said.
#BlackMirror season 7 cast will include Peter Capaldi, Paul Giamatti, and Issa Rae
The new season is still mostly a secret, though it’ll hit Netflix in 2025.
The announcement was made as part of Netflix’s ongoing Geeked Week event
Here’s the full list:
Meanwhile: #YouTube
YouTube has confirmed that it’s now rolling out Pause ads widely on the platform.
displaying ads when users pause videos, in addition to multiple unskippable ads during playback.
The expansion has been driven by a positive response from advertisers. YouTube calls these ads “non-interruptive.”
And
"EndWokeness”, the X account, is likely Right-Wing Activist Jack Posobi
A breakdown of tge whole Haitian's are eating pets drama
“Russian influence operations initially struggled to pivot operations aimed at the Democratic campaign following President Biden’s departure from the US 2024 presidential race,” the seven-page report observes.
(PDF file)
https://share.counter.social/s/e2dcc8
“In late August, however, elements of prolific Russian actor Storm-1516 began producing content implicating Vice President Harris and Governor Walz in outlandish fake conspiracy theories.”
A report published Tuesday by Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) finds “a synchronized shift” in recent weeks from maligning Biden to undermining Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, among some of the usual Russian suspects.
@Beanc for sure its well in the wild and running rampant around the globe of influence & lies are influencing people's opinions
Reality ? Huh
Legal scholars Danielle K. Citron and Robert Chesney foresaw this trend years ago, coining the term "liar's dividend" in 2019 to describe the consequence of deep doubt: deepfakes being weaponized by liars to discredit authentic evidence. But whereas deep doubt was once a hypothetical academic concept, it is now our reality.
(PDF file)
Given the flood of photorealistic AI-generated images washing over social media networks like X and Facebook these days, we're seemingly entering a new age of media skepticism: the era of "deepdoubt"
Due to AI fakes, the “deep doubt” era is here
/nosanitize
E = Mc2 - Energy Milk Coffee
Fáilte Abhaile 🏴 “a nod’s as guid as a wink tae a blind horse”
ta be aff yer heid helps