NEW: researchers say #TikTok screen time predicts level of pro-#China views on key topics. Why? They say #TikTok boosts pro-#China content & actively suppress criticisms of China. E.g. they find sensitive topics like #Taiwan, persecution of #Uyghurs & #Tibet are buried by pro-#CCP influencer content & irrelevant vids. By NCRI at Rutgers pairing psychological survey research & social media analysis. πŸ“„.pdf #infosec #tiktok #propaganda #infosec #cybersecurity
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NEW: sophisticated #phishing targets #Russia 's perceived enemies around the globe. Journalists, US think tanks, Russian human rights groups, a former US ambassador & more were sent clever, credible approaches pretending to be their colleagues. We think πŸ‡·πŸ‡ΊRussia's spies are responsible & managed to identify two separate threat actors. Collaboration between us @The Citizen Lab & Access Now with First Department, Arhuna Team & resident.ngo REPORT:
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Rivers of Phish: Sophisticated Phishing Targets Russia’s Perceived Enemies Around the Globe - The Citizen Lab
A sophisticated spear phishing campaign has been targeting Western and Russian civil society. In collaboration with Access Now, and with the partic...
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