Security · Social Media Engineering · Supply Chain Hacking

China Uses Hacking to Target Dissidents and Protesters

China went so far as to create fake security tools to collect data to target dissidents and protesters. This included a fake antivirus software that actually installed, instead of removed, trojans on to anyone foolish enough to install Anvisoft. They also created a data mining platform called SonarX to mine social media and gaming accounts… Continue reading China Uses Hacking to Target Dissidents and Protesters

Fake News · Security · Social Media Engineering

What do Bears, Cranes, and Kittens Have in Common?

Russia, Iran, and China are all attempting to interfere in the November election using some very sophisticated techniques. Without very sophisticated data analysis, its virtually impossible to spot the fakes. The Russian misinformation campaign is back up and running again. This time its using AI to generate fake photos, fake LinkedIn profiles, fake Twitter Accounts,… Continue reading What do Bears, Cranes, and Kittens Have in Common?