Someone clearly thought it was important to very publicly call out a notoriously low-integrity American “news” source for being aligned with foreign military intelligence. …officials said Zero Hedge, which has 1.2 million Twitter followers, published articles created by Moscow-controlled media that were then shared by outlets and people unaware of their nexus to Russian intelligence… … Continue reading Zero Hedge Caught Publishing Russian Intelligence Propaganda→
In a discussion about disinformation on LinkedIn I was asked to assess a particular account: Maria Angela P. Business administrator Columbia Followers 22,031 The follower count is suspicious, to begin with. Let’s start with her self description. Business Administrator from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and Marketing Management Specialist from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University; person, … Continue reading Are You Connected With a Russian Disinformation Account on LinkedIn?→
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) in an old interview with Wired explained the basic economics of Russian information systems warfare: If you add up all Russia spent in the Brexit vote, the French presidential elections, and the 2016 American elections, it’s less than the cost of one new F-35 airplane. Less cost, more damage should be … Continue reading Why Russia Favors Attacking American Information Systems→
In 2018 a very important and very large dry dock facility in Roslyakovo was in the news for a horrible tragedy. There were about 60 people on the dock when it started to sink. Five of them did not manage to get in safety. One is reported dead and four injured, one with a serious … Continue reading Who Caused 2018 Power Outages in Russia?→