{"id":1497531,"date":"2024-10-21T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1497531"},"modified":"2024-10-21T12:25:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T16:25:00","slug":"fbi-cyber-agency-issue-disinformation-warning-2-weeks-before-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/fbi-cyber-agency-issue-disinformation-warning-2-weeks-before-election\/1497531\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI, Cyber Agency Issue ‘Disinformation’ Warning 2 Weeks Before Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

FBI, Cyber Agency Issue ‘Disinformation’ Warning 2 Weeks Before Election<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The FBI and a federal agency dedicated to cybersecurity issued<\/a> a warning on Oct. 18 about efforts by foreign actors trying to \u201cspread disinformation\u201d regarding the upcoming Nov. 5 election\u2014with just over two weeks ago before the contest.<\/p>\n

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The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said they have \u201cno information suggesting cyber activity against U.S. election infrastructure\u201d that has \u201ccompromised the integrity of voter registration information, prevented an eligible voter from casting a ballot, impacted the integrity of any ballots cast, or disrupted the ability to count votes or transmit unofficial election results in a timely manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the two agencies said that foreign adversaries still might promote \u201cfalse or misleading narratives\u201d to sway the election or to undermine American confidence in its election systems and processes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Specifically, the two agencies warned of election-related content produced by artificial intelligence (AI) that has lowered the guardrails for malicious or foreign actors to create more advanced schemes to influence the election.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are seeing foreign actors use these tools to develop and distribute more compelling synthetic media messaging campaigns and inauthentic news articles, as well as synthetic pictures and deepfakes (video and audio) at greater speed and scale across numerous U.S.- and foreign-based platforms<\/strong>,\u201d their joint bulletin said.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThese efforts to develop content are designed to undermine voter confidence and to entice unwitting consumers of the information to discuss, share, and amplify the spread of false or misleading narratives.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In one example<\/a> of AI-aided content produced by foreign actors ahead of the election, the agency said that Russian groups have \u201ccreated and deliberately designed\u201d web pages \u201cto look like legitimate mainstream news websites\u201d such as The Washington Post or Fox News.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussian malign influence actors also created fake social media profiles<\/strong> posing as U.S. citizens to direct users to these fake news websites and purchased social media advertisements to drive traffic to the specific fake articles on the fake news site,\u201d the two agencies cautioned.<\/em><\/p>\n

The PSA highlights specific examples of tactics we have seen used by Russia and Iran during the 2024 election cycle to target all Americans. These include things from mimicking national level media outlets like The Washington Post and Fox News and creating inauthentic news sites posing as legitimate media organizations to using paid influencers to hide their hand.<\/p>\n

In late September, three Iranian government employees were charged and identified by the Department of Justice for a wide-ranging hacking conspiracy that targeted both current and former U.S. officials as well as political campaigns.<\/p>\n

The bulletin was referring to an indictment that was returned last month that accused Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, and Yasar Balaghi of trying to hack the campaign of a presidential candidate, without providing names. But in a news conference last month, Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed that they were targeting the campaign of former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

Iran-backed hackers who breached the Trump campaign in June and July sent emails with hacked campaign materials to people associated with President Joe Biden\u2019s campaign as well as various media outlets, said<\/a> the FBI, CISA, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence last month.<\/p>\n

But the agencies said that the the campaign of Biden, who suspended his presidential bid in late July, was not interested in the hacked materials. There is also no evidence the Biden campaign even responded to the emails, which were described by the intelligence and cybersecurity agencies as unsolicited.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important for voters to critically evaluate information sources, particularly as disinformation campaigns evolve to use AI-generated content,\u201d<\/strong><\/em> both CISA and the FBI said<\/a> in a news release accompanying the bulletin.\u00a0\u201cBoth agencies urge the American public to rely on trusted information from state and local election officials and to verify claims through multiple reliable sources before sharing them on social media or other platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nMon, 10\/21\/2024 – 08:25<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/fbi-cyber-agency-issue-disinformation-warning-2-weeks-election<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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