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Mueller Indictment Shows Russia's Internet Research Agency Inner Workings

The most chilling aspect of that blockbuster Mueller indictment? The bureaucracy behind Russia's onslaught.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/mueller-indictment-internet-research-agency

Did Russia Affect the 2016 Election? It’s Now Undeniable

In the wake of the Mueller indictment of a Russian troll farm, any attempt to claim that the 2016 election wasn’t affected by Russian meddling is laughable.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/did-russia-affect-the-2016-election-its-now-undeniable

Mueller Indictment: Russian Trolls Stole Real US Identities to Fool Facebook

A new Justice Department indictment alleges Russia's disinformation operations created bank and social media accounts using the stolen identities of real US citizens.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/russian-trolls-identity-theft-mueller-indictment

Mueller Indictment Against Russia Details Efforts to Undermine US Democracy

Robert Mueller's office has come out with a 37-page indictment that details the extraordinary lengths Russian agents went to influence the 2016 presidential election.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/mueller-indictment-russia-attack-us-democracy

White House Blames Russia for NotPetya, the 'Most Costly Cyberattack In History'

After its negligence on Russian election hacking, the Trump administration is taking Russia's global malware attack more seriously.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/white-house-russia-notpetya-attribution

Facebook Notification Spam Has Crossed the Line

From SMS notifications to an egregious number of emails, the social media company's desperation has gone too far.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-notification-spam-two-factor

Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting

In the wake of Wednesday's Parkland, Florida, school shooting Russian bots have taken to Twitter to stoke the gun control debate.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/pro-gun-russian-bots-flood-twitter-after-parkland-shooting

Facebook's Onavo Protect VPN Offers Less Privacy Protection Than Other Apps

The "Protect" menu item in Facebook's mobile apps refers users to the company's Onavo Protect VPN, but the tool falls short of basic privacy standards.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-onavo-protect-vpn-privacy

North Korea's Olympic Diplomacy Hasn't Stopped Its Hacking

Despite its Olympics diplomacy towards the South, the Kim regime is still engaged in brazen cybercrime targeting its neighbor.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/north-korea-olympics-diplomacy-south-korea-hacking

Gfycat Uses Artificial Intelligence to Fight Deepfakes Porn

Can a computer spot deepfakes? The GIF website Gfycat says it can.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/gfycat-artificial-intelligence-deepfakes

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