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US-Led Partnership Moves to Unplug Social Media-Based Russian Disinformation Campaign
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July 11, 2024July 11, 2024Europe, General News, National Security, North America, Technology

US-Led Partnership Moves to Unplug Social Media-Based Russian Disinformation Campaign

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U.S. law enforcers have seized two domain names and issued search warrants on 968 accounts allegedly created on the social media platform X by Russian actors as an artificial intelligence-powered bot farm for a global disinformation campaign. According to a statement from the Department of Justice on the cases’ affidavits opened on Tuesday, the bot...

US Indicts Russian National Over Role in LockBit Ransomware Campaign
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May 8, 2024May 8, 2024Australia, Defense Security Cooperation, Europe, National Security, North America, Technology

US Indicts Russian National Over Role in LockBit Ransomware Campaign

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The United States has unmasked and indicted a Russian national allegedly involved in the creation of the LockBit ransomware, which has targeted over 2,000 victims and collected millions of dollars in ransom money. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice unsealed a 26-count indictment against Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, also known as “LockBitSupp” and “putinkrab.” “As part...