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Malicious foreign actors exploit US entities to push disinformation, IC warns
Communications and marketing firms can be pulled in as unwitting collaborators, the intelligence officials noted in a Monday call.
Malicious actors are leveraging online platforms and social media to plant harmful narratives, intelligence community officials said on a Monday press call ahead of the advisory’s release. Additional tactics discussed on the Monday call include disguising proxy media sources, voice cloning of public figures, cyber-enabled information operations, and manufacturing data indicating cyber security incidents. With the continued onslaught of digital foreign accounts combined with the advent of emerging technologies, the CISA official noted that the agency is promoting mitigation measures in the face of rapid tech advancement.
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