Combating Russia’s “fake news”; what is “Russian meddling”?;foreign hackers plot next attack, and more
· Information warriors: Here’s how the U.S. is combating ‘fake news’ from Russia
· When we talk about Russian meddling, what do we actually mean?
· Russian hackers who attacked U.S. Senate seem to have also disrupted the Olympic Games
· BuzzFeed sues DNC for information regarding alleged Russian email hack
· As foreign hackers plot next attack, Washington struggles to shore up vulnerable voting systems
· How WA state is preparing for 2018 election interference
· Ill-prepared and underfunded, election officials brace for more cyberattacks
· What Finland can teach the West about countering Russia’s hybrid threats
· Moldova bans Russian news broadcasts
· Kaspersky Lab challenging Congress’ ban on its products
Information warriors: Here’s how the U.S. is combating ‘fake news’ from Russia (Oren Dorell, USA Today)
The State Department prepares to get its first funds to tackle Russian meddling in U.S. politics as U.S. intelligence warns that its interference in American elections continues. Funding for the mission is finally expected to arrive in coming days as an agreement to transfer $40 million from the Defense Department is expected this week, more than doubling its current budget of $35 million.
U.K. committee grills Big Tech on fake News (Evelyn Douek, Lawfare)
On Feb. 8, 11 U.K. Members of Parliament came to Washington to grill witnesses from U.S.-based technology companies as part of a inquiry into “fake news” by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee. Over four hours, the MPs questioned representatives from Google, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter on malicious content and activity on the tech companies’ platforms.
