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MPs and peers have warned the government that Russia, China, North Korea and other hostile states could attempt interfere in the 4 July general election. A joint parliamentary committee of MPs and peers has warned the prime minister Rishi Sunak that the general election is an “attractive target” for malicious actors trying to destabilise the UK. The UK could face cyber-attacks, including ransomware targeted against UK institutions, the spread of AI generated disinformation and targeted phishing attacks aimed at disrupting the election. Margaret Beckett, Labour MP and chair of the influential parliamentary national security committee, warned Sunak in a letter on 24 May that hostile states such as Russia and China “can reach the British public far more easily than ever before”. Technological developments mean that hostile actors “have the ability to influence the information landscape by creating harmful deepfake videos and audios” – which use ar ....
Russia State TV celebrates blocking of further US aid to Ukraine by Republican legislators: "It was said Ukraine's fate will be decided in December." ....
UK and US expose Russian hacking plot intended to influence UK's 2019 elections and spread disinformation bitdefender.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bitdefender.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The government has confirmed that Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) is behind a long-running hacking campaign that targeted politicians, civil servants, journalists and civil society organisations. The Russian campaign targeted high-profile individuals with phishing emails in an attempt to obtain information to interfere with UK politics and the democratic process. The hacking group, known as Star Blizzard or Seaborgium, has targeted politicians from multiple political parties from 2015 onwards. The group was also responsible for leaking UK-US trade documents leaked ahead of the 2019 general election. The Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that the UK wanted to expose Russia’s “malign attempts” to influence British politics. ....
Unmasking Gurpatwant Singh Pannun: Timing, threats and interplay of global influences firstpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from firstpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.