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US: Social media platforms dismantle disinformation campaigns
August 22, 2018 By Faith Matters

US: Social media platforms dismantle disinformation campaigns

Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Alphabet Inc. collectively removed hundreds of accounts tied to an alleged Iranian propaganda operation on Tuesday, while Facebook took down a second campaign it said was linked to Russia. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the accounts identified on his company’s platform were part of two separate campaigns, the first from […]

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US: Hackers at convention test voting systems for bugs
August 13, 2018 By Faith Matters

US: Hackers at convention test voting systems for bugs

Def Con, one of the world’s largest security conventions, served as a laboratory for breaking into voting machines on Friday, extending its efforts to identify potential security flaws in technology that may be used in the November U.S. elections. Hackers will continue to probe the systems over the weekend in a bid to discover new […]

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Southeast Asia seek cybersecurity deal with Russia
August 2, 2018 By Faith Matters

Southeast Asia seek cybersecurity deal with Russia

Southeast Asian nations hope to strike a joint agreement on cybersecurity in coming days with Russia, accused by the United States of meddling in its elections, after a series of high-profile hacks in the region. The draft of a document seen by Reuters discusses formalising an agreement with Russia. It is set to be issued […]

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